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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 • PG • 2h 15m • Drama, Sci-Fi • Columbia Pictures

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🍅 91% 85% MC 90 LB 3.82 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$5.4M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$169.1M
All releases
Worldwide Total
$340.8M
$171.7M international
Budget$20M
1977 Rank#2
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Cast & Crew

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Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg Director Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss Starring Melinda Dillon Melinda Dillon Starring Teri Garr Teri Garr Starring Bob Balaban Bob Balaban Starring
ScreenplaySteven Spielberg Produced byJulia Phillips, Michael Phillips CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond Music byJohn Williams StudioColumbia Pictures
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Profitability

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

Domestic vs International Split

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