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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Numbers Rating: 9.50 (8 votes) Rate it - Rating Details
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 95% - Fresh
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $166,000,000
International Box Office $171,700,000
Worldwide Box Office $337,700,000
For full financial breakdown, please contact our research team.
Released November 16, 1977 (Wide)
May 29, 2001 (Video Sale)
Production Budget $20,000,000
Prints and Advertising Budget $5,000,000
Keywords Visual Effects, Friendly Alien on Earth
Distributed by Sony/Columbia
Music Composed By John Williams
Source Original Screenplay
Major Genre Adventure
Country United States
Production Method Live Action
Creative Type Science Fiction
Director Steven Spielberg

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss    Roy Neary
François Truffaut    Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr    Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon    Gillian Guiler
Cary Guffey    Barry Guiler
Bob Balaban    Interpretor Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara    Project Leader
Warren Kemmerling    Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom    Farmer
Phillip Dodds    Jean Claude
Shawn Bishop    Neary Child
Adrienne Campbell    Neary Child
Justin Dreyfuss    Neary Child
Lance Henriksen    Robert
Merrill Connally    Team Leader
George DiCenzo    Major Benchley
Carl Weathers    Military Police
Josef Sommer    Larry Butler

Weekend Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/16/1977 1 $5,379,460   270 $19,924   33

Daily Chart Record

DateRank Gross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
12/26/1977 1 $3,026,558   571 $5,300   41

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