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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

 1978
 138 minutes (2 hrs 18 mins)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Starring

Richard Dreyfuss · François Truffaut · Teri Garr · Melinda Dillon · Bob Balaban · J. Patrick McNamara

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 14th December 1977

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 17th Mar '78
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £937.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 14

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Sep '17
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 14
  • Debut gross: $1.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

17 Mar, 1978
1
24 Mar, 1978
1
31 Mar, 1978
2
7 Apr, 1978
3
14 Apr, 1978
4
21 Apr, 1978
4
28 Apr, 1978
3
5 May, 1978
2
12 May, 1978
2
19 May, 1978
2
26 May, 1978
2
2 Jun, 1978
2
9 Jun, 1978
2
16 Jun, 1978
3

US box office

1 Sep, 2017
14

Global box office

Certificates

US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £12.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $135.2 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $306.1 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 14

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
17 Mar 1978
1N
£937,138
£937,138
24 Mar 1978
1▲▼
£1,048,552
£10,786,926
31 Mar 1978
2▼
£539,421
£11,515,144
7 Apr 1978
3▼
£269,711
£11,892,739
14 Apr 1978
4▼
£207,470
£12,162,450
21 Apr 1978
4▲▼
£159,592
£12,385,879
28 Apr 1978
3▲
£79,796
£12,501,583
5 May 1978
2▲
£61,382
£12,590,587
12 May 1978
2▲▼
£18,887
£12,617,029
19 May 1978
2▲▼
£18,887
£12,641,582
26 May 1978
2▲▼
£14,528
£12,832,472
2 Jun 1978
2▲▼
£5,811
£12,840,607
9 Jun 1978
2▲▼
£2,324
£12,843,977
16 Jun 1978
3▼
£1,788
£12,846,301
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 3

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
1 Sep 2017
14▼
$1,767,758
$1,767,758
8 Sep 2017
24▼
$309,268
$2,890,338
15 Sep 2017
46▼
$44,181
$3,077,585
Global Box Office Info
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total