Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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.All Releases
Domestic (44.1%)
$135,189,114
$135,189,114
International (55.9%)
$171,700,000
$171,700,000
Worldwide
$306,889,114
$306,889,114
Domestic DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Budget$20,000,000
Earliest Release DateNovember 16, 1977
(Domestic)
Running Time2 hr 18 min
GenresDrama
Sci-Fi
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By Release
Release Group | Rollout | Markets | Domestic | International | Worldwide |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original Release | November 16, 1977 | APAC, Domestic | $116,395,460 | – | $116,395,662 |
1980 Special Edition | November 14, 1980 | Domestic | $15,693,175 | – | $15,693,175 |
2016 Re-release | May 27, 2016 | United Kingdom | – | $9,352 | $9,352 |
2017 Re-release | September 1, 2017-June 25, 2020 | APAC, Domestic | $3,100,479 | $1,028 | $3,101,507 |
2024 Re-Release | July 7, 2024 | Domestic | – | – | – |
2021 Re-release | New Zealand | – | $171 | $171 | |
2020 Re-release | Australia | – | $1,545 | $3,720 |
By Region
Domestic | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Domestic | 4 | $135,189,114 | 504 |
EMEA | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 1 | $9,352 | 8,663 |
APAC | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Australia | 2 | $1,545 | 7,994 |
New Zealand | 2 | $1,199 | 6,872 |