E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial backdrop
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial movie poster

E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialFollow

1982 • PG • 1h 55m • Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi • Universal Pictures

He is afraid. He is totally alone. He is 3,000,000 light years from home.

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$11.80M
3-day opening
Domestic total
$439.80M
Lifetime (4 releases)
Worldwide total
$797.30M
$357.90M international
Domestic legs37.1x
Budget$10.5M
1982 rank#1

Cast & crew

Full Spielberg filmography
Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Henry Thomas Henry Thomas Starring Peter Coyote Peter Coyote Starring Drew Barrymore Drew Barrymore Starring
ScreenplayMelissa Mathison Produced bySteven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy CinematographyAllen Daviau MusicJohn Williams StudioUniversal Pictures

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Jun 11-13, 1982 1 $11.8M — 1,103 $10,730 $11.8M
2 Jun 18-20, 1982 1 $12.6M +6.6% 1,116 $11,300 $34.4M
3 Jun 25-27, 1982 1 $13.7M +8.9% 1,279 $10,735 $58.6M
4 Jul 2-4, 1982 1 $12.8M −6.9% 1,331 $9,599 $82.5M
5 Jul 9-11, 1982 1 $12.8M +0.2% 1,398 $9,158 $106.9M
6 Jul 16-18, 1982 1 $13.0M +1.6% 1,505 $8,640 $129.4M
7 Jul 23-25, 1982 2 $11.3M −13.4% 1,524 $7,385 $150.6M
8 Jul 30-Aug 1, 1982 1 $10.4M −7.4% 1,555 $6,704 $169.5M
9 Aug 6-8, 1982 1 $9.5M −8.6% 1,568 $6,075 $186.7M
10 Aug 13-15, 1982 2 $8.4M −11.3% 1,778 $4,752 $202.0M
11 Aug 20-22, 1982 1 $7.7M −9.1% 1,771 $4,339 $215.7M
12 Aug 27-29, 1982 1 $6.6M −13.7% 1,709 $3,880 $227.5M
13 Sep 3-5, 1982 1 $6.0M −9.2% 1,614 $3,730 $237.0M
14 Sep 10-12, 1982 1 $4.6M −23.6% 1,485 $3,097 $244.7M
15 Sep 17-19, 1982 1 $4.3M −7.3% 1,301 $3,276 $250.6M
16 Sep 24-26, 1982 2 $4.1M −4.0% 1,395 $2,933 $256.0M
17 Oct 1-3, 1982 1 $3.7M −8.5% 1,401 $2,671 $261.1M
18 Oct 8-10, 1982 2 $3.8M +0.5% 1,352 $2,782 $266.0M
19 Oct 15-17, 1982 1 $3.3M −11.9% 1,346 $2,463 $270.6M
20 Oct 22-24, 1982 5 $3.2M −2.2% 1,200 $2,703 $274.8M
21 Oct 29-31, 1982 4 $2.8M −14.6% 1,120 $2,473 $278.6M
22 Nov 5-7, 1982 2 $3.0M +10.0% 1,110 $2,745 $282.6M
23 Nov 12-14, 1982 3 $2.9M −3.3% 1,136 $2,593 $286.7M
24 Nov 19-21, 1982 4 $2.9M −2.2% 983 $2,931 $290.4M
25 Nov 26-28, 1982 1 $4.0M +38.0% 1,337 $2,974 $296.0M
26 Dec 3-5, 1982 1 $2.4M −40.8% 1,140 $2,067 $298.9M
27 Dec 10-12, 1982 4 $2.0M −13.6% 1,014 $2,008 $301.5M
28 Dec 17-19, 1982 7 $2.6M +27.3% 834 $3,108 $304.9M
29 Dec 24-26, 1982 7 $2.5M −2.0% 902 $2,817 $309.4M
30 Dec 31-Jan 2, 1983 7 $4.0M +58.4% 1,125 $3,578 $317.8M
31 Jan 7-9, 1983 7 $2.6M −34.9% 1,038 $2,526 $321.8M
32 Jan 14-16, 1983 7 $1.8M −32.6% 844 $2,095 $324.3M
33 Jan 21-23, 1983 9 $1.4M −20.0% 792 $1,787 $326.2M
34 Jan 28-30, 1983 10 $1.3M −10.1% 721 $1,763 $327.9M
35 Feb 4-6, 1983 10 $1.1M −17.4% 699 $1,503 $329.3M
36 Feb 11-13, 1983 11 $811.0K −22.8% 482 $1,683 $330.4M
37 Feb 18-20, 1983 1 $1.6M +98.6% 725 $2,222 $332.3M
38 Feb 25-27, 1983 8 $1.4M −13.7% 727 $1,912 $334.4M
39 Mar 4-6, 1983 10 $1.0M −27.0% 611 $1,660 $335.8M
40 Mar 11-13, 1983 13 $731.0K −27.9% 462 $1,582 $336.8M
41 Mar 18-20, 1983 8 $749.9K +2.6% 393 $1,908 $337.8M
42 Mar 25-27, 1983 13 $536.1K −28.5% 322 $1,665 $338.6M
43 Apr 1-3, 1983 12 $1.0M +95.8% 708 $1,483 $339.8M
44 Apr 8-10, 1983 8 $1.5M +39.2% 848 $1,723 $341.9M
45 Apr 15-17, 1983 9 $1.6M +6.6% 725 $2,148 $344.2M
46 Apr 22-24, 1983 10 $1.2M −23.2% 690 $1,733 $345.8M
47 Apr 29-May 1, 1983 12 $853.0K −28.7% 535 $1,594 $347.0M
48 May 6-8, 1983 14 $525.8K −38.4% 422 $1,246 $347.8M
49 May 13-15, 1983 12 $555.1K +5.6% 413 $1,344 $348.5M
50 May 20-22, 1983 10 $799.0K +43.9% 497 $1,608 $349.5M
51 May 27-29, 1983 2 $1.4M +80.0% 797 $1,804 $351.2M
52 Jun 3-5, 1983 13 $1.1M −26.7% 677 $1,557 $352.9M
53 Jul 19-21, 1985 2 $8.8M — 1,684 $5,230 $368.0M
54 Jul 26-28, 1985 3 $5.0M −43.0% 1,701 $2,952 $378.4M
55 Aug 2-4, 1985 6 $2.8M −44.9% 1,427 $1,939 $384.6M
56 Aug 9-11, 1985 12 $1.6M −42.8% 1,052 $1,505 $388.1M
57 Aug 16-18, 1985 15 $1.2M −26.9% 741 $1,562 $390.6M
58 Mar 22-24, 2002 3 $14.2M — 3,007 $4,730 $414.0M
59 Mar 29-31, 2002 6 $6.2M −56.7% 3,007 $2,050 $424.1M
60 Apr 5-7, 2002 8 $3.6M −42.1% 2,478 $1,440 $430.5M
61 Apr 12-14, 2002 12 $1.5M −56.9% 1,603 $960 $432.7M
62 Apr 19-21, 2002 18 $738.7K −52.0% 864 $855 $433.9M
63 Apr 26-28, 2002 23 $526.7K −28.7% 671 $785 $434.5M
64 May 3-5, 2002 30 $170.6K −67.6% 375 $455 $434.8M
65 May 10-12, 2002 36 $107.9K −36.7% 257 $420 $434.9M
66 Aug 12-14, 2022 13 $1.1M — 389 $2,757 $436.2M
67 Aug 19-21, 2022 20 $326.7K −69.5% 793 $412 $436.9M
68 Aug 26-28, 2022 31 $41.4K −87.3% 94 $440 $437.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$208.0M
Jun 11Jun 28Jul 16Aug 2Aug 19
Weekend grossWk 10 · $8.4M
$11.8M
$12.6M
$13.7M
$12.8M
$12.8M
$13.0M
$11.3M
$10.4M
$9.5M
$8.4M
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 1,778 → 1,778 +0.0%
1,103 open1,778 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −11.3%
+6.6%
W1→2
+8.9%
W2→3
−6.9%
W3→4
+0.2%
W4→5
+1.6%
W5→6
−13.4%
W6→7
−7.4%
W7→8
−8.6%
W8→9
−11.3%
W9→10
Steepest −13.4%Biggest gain +8.9%

Run milestones

$300M in 184 days
$100M
Day 30
Jul 10
$200M
Day 66
Aug 15
$300M
Day 184
Dec 11

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

All records
#1 Most weeks at #1All-time 16 weeks #1 Most weekends in the top 10All-time 44 weekends #2 Longest runs of $1M+ daysAll-time 80 days #4 Biggest original filmsAll-time $439.8M #6 Biggest 10th weekendsAll-time $8.4M #14 All-time PG-rated domesticAll-time $439.8M

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