Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Columbia Pictures)
Opened 11/16/1977 | Theatrical • Moderate (272 locations)
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Director & Top Cast
Steven Spielberg
Director
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
Philip Dodds
Jean Claude
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell
Silvia Neary
Justin Dreyfuss
Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen
Robert
Merrill Connally
Team Leader
George DiCenzo
Major Benchley
Amy Douglass
Implantee
Alexander Lockwood
Implantee
Box Office Results
Domestic
| Week 1 12/16-12/22 | Week 2 12/23-12/29 |
|
|---|---|---|
| weekend | 5379460 | 0 |
| cume | 5379460 | 11432578 |
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| Weekend | Weekly | Locations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Gross $ | % Chg. | Gross $ | % Chg. | # | Chg. | Per Theater Average |
| 1 | 12/16/1977-12/22/1977 | $5,379,460 | - | $0 | - | 272 | - | |
| 2 | 12/23/1977-12/29/1977 | $0 | -100 % | $6,053,118 | - | -272 | - | |
| Total | $11,432,578 | ||||||
Total Includes Full Week Grosses for Weeks 1-2
Worldwide
Box Office Results
| Domestic Total | International Total | Worldwide Total |
|---|---|---|
| $135,189,114 (44.1%) | $171,700,000 (55.9%) | $306,889,114 (100%) |
