Movie Comparison: The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) vs. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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  The Man Who
Knew Too
Much
E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
Domestic Title ET: The Extra-Terrestrial
Domestic Release Date Jun 1, 1956Jun 11, 1982
Production Budget  $10,500,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,101
Maximum Theaters 3,010
Theatrical Engagements 63,341
Domestic Opening Weekend  $11,911,430
Domestic Box Office $11,333,333$439,454,989
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$244,346,659$1,452,880,235
International Box Office $357,852,418
Worldwide Box Office $11,333,333$797,307,407
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  The Man Who
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E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
Opening Weekend - /
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$11,911,430 /
$11,911,430
2nd Weekend - /
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$12,626,905 /
$34,810,211
3rd Weekend - /
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$13,383,704 /
$58,193,362
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$17,254,946 /
$86,920,785
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$12,415,037 /
$106,680,622
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$12,826,160 /
$129,673,820
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$11,089,490 /
$151,022,925
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$10,359,961 /
$169,825,554
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$9,438,813 /
$187,658,087
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$8,366,895 /
$202,987,662
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$7,620,888 /
$216,863,742
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$6,585,487 /
$229,125,272
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$7,696,572 /
$240,160,446
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$4,587,879 /
$246,593,909
15th Weekend - /
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$4,199,333 /
$253,549,427
16th Weekend - /
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$4,081,665 /
$259,070,401
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$4,024,048 /
$264,155,225
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$269,686,256
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$273,662,615
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$277,883,661
  The Man Who
Knew Too
Much
E.T. the
Extra-Terrestrial
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$22,183,306
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$44,809,658
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$69,665,839
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$139,933,435
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$194,620,767
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$14,622,087 /
$209,242,854
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$222,539,785
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$232,463,874
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$242,006,030
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$7,344,064 /
$249,350,094
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$5,638,642 /
$254,988,736
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$260,131,177
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$265,388,507
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$270,346,090
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$274,634,125
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$279,423,641

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.