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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.
Production Budget:$20,000,000
Theatrical Release: November 16th, 1977 (Wide) by Columbia
Video Release: May 29th, 2001 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Keywords: Visual Effects, Friendly Alien on Earth
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Prints and Advertising Budget $5,000,000

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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

Production and Technical Credits

Composer    John Williams
Director    Steven Spielberg

Weekend Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1977/12/16 1 $5,379,460   270 $19,924   $0 33

Daily Chart Record

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
1977/12/26 1 $3,026,558   571 $5,300   $0 41