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.

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Domestic (44.1%)
$135,189,114
International (55.9%)
$171,700,000
Worldwide
$306,889,114
Summary Details
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