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
Steven Spielberg
Writer
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 |
|---|---|---|
| $116,395,460 (100%) | $202 (0%) | $116,395,662 (100%) |
