E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

Directed by
	Steven Spielberg

Starring
Dee Wallace	Mary
Henry Thomas	Elliott
Peter Coyote	Keys
Robert MacNaughton	Michael
Drew Barrymore	Gertie
K.C. Martel	Greg
Sean Frye	Steve
C. Thomas Howell	Tyler
Erika Eleniak	Pretty Girl
David M. ODell	Schoolboy
Richard Swingler	Science Teacher
Frank Toth	Policeman
Robert Barton	Ultra Sound Man
Michael Darrell	Van Man
David Berkson	Medical Unit
David Carlberg	Medical Unit
Milt Kogan	Medical Unit
Alexander Lampone	Medical Unit
Rhoda Makoff	Medical Unit
Robert Murphy	Medical Unit
Richard Pesavento	Medical Unit
Tom Sherry	Medical Unit
Susan Cameron	Medical Unit
Will Fowler Jr.	Medical Unit
Barbara Hartnett	Medical Unit
Diane Lampone	Medical Unit
Mary Stein	Medical Unit
Mitch Suskin	Medical Unit
Ted Grossman	Government Agent
Jean-Paul Hellendall	Student
Kevin Jessup	Scientist
James Kahn	Mustachioed Medical Unit Member who confirms E.T.'s death
Michael Lepre	Pizza Man
Anne Lockhart	Nurse
Melissa Mathison	Elliot's School Nurse
Gary Ordog	Medical Unit
Robert W. Scholler	Medical Unit
Jonathan Wasserberger	Medical Unit
Richard S. Weisman	Medical Unit
Pat Welsh	E.T.
Debra Winger	Nurse Zombie Carrying Poodle

6th July 2020

In my opinion, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial is the best movie of the 1980s.

Larry Wyse

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UK Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
9

Weeks top 15
20

Total weeks
23

Total UK Gross:

£13,931,597

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial - Original release

10 Dec 1982

£1,017,020

17 Dec 1982

1▲▼

£1,005,900

£2,425,280

24 Dec 1982

1▲▼

£1,005,500

£3,732,430

31 Dec 1982

1▲▼

£1,009,750

£5,146,080

7 Jan 1983

1▲▼

£1,000,855

£6,497,234

14 Jan 1983

1▲▼

£900,438

£7,667,803

21 Jan 1983

1▲▼

£708,179

£8,694,663

28 Jan 1983

1▲▼

£544,718

£9,638,221

4 Feb 1983

1▲▼

£400,360

£10,158,689

11 Feb 1983

2▼

£367,090

£10,635,906

18 Feb 1983

4▼

£300,694

£11,041,843

25 Feb 1983

4▲▼

£261,545

£11,421,083

4 Mar 1983

4▲▼

£158,772

£11,627,487

11 Mar 1983

5▼

£56,693

£11,639,475

18 Mar 1983

5▲▼

£7,385

£11,649,814

25 Mar 1983

4▲

£6,001

£11,657,615

20th Anniversary

29 Mar 2002

£465,048

5 Apr 2002

9▼

£329,682

£1,004,730

12 Apr 2002

15▼

£165,822

£1,623,219

40th Anniversary Rerelease

2 Sep 2022

£438,715

9 Sep 2022

20▼

£58,555

£592,816

16 Sep 2022

25▼

£36,844

£640,170

23 Sep 2022

33▼

£7,570

£650,763

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info

Highest Place
1

Weeks at No.1
16

Weeks top 15
59

Total Weeks
65

Total US Gross:

$435,110,554

North American Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

11 Jun 1982

$11,835,389

18 Jun 1982

1▲▼

$12,610,610

$34,416,986

25 Jun 1982

1▲▼

$13,729,552

$58,551,562

2 Jul 1982

1▲▼

$16,706,592

$86,410,147

9 Jul 1982

1▲▼

$12,802,287

$106,852,599

16 Jul 1982

1▲▼

$13,003,581

$129,434,096

23 Jul 1982

2▼

$11,255,124

$150,572,544

30 Jul 1982

1▲

$10,425,071

$169,506,056

6 Aug 1982

1▲▼

$9,525,306

$186,691,147

13 Aug 1982

2▼

$8,448,840

$201,968,592

20 Aug 1982

1▲

$7,684,162

$215,707,267

27 Aug 1982

1▲▼

$6,630,709

$227,450,298

3 Sep 1982

2▼

$7,668,859

$238,646,109

10 Sep 1982

1▲

$4,598,728

$244,717,584

17 Sep 1982

1▲▼

$4,261,887

$250,600,981

24 Sep 1982

2▼

$4,091,788

$256,031,594

1 Oct 1982

1▲

$3,742,140

$261,086,886

8 Oct 1982

2▼

$3,761,768

$265,973,075

15 Oct 1982

1▲

$3,315,692

$270,557,116

22 Oct 1982

5▼

$3,243,210

$274,838,082

29 Oct 1982

4▲

$2,769,252

$278,565,874

5 Nov 1982

2▲

$3,046,692

$282,598,650

12 Nov 1982

3▼

$2,945,472

$286,709,095

19 Nov 1982

4▼

$2,880,704

$290,356,895

26 Nov 1982

1▲

$3,976,778

$295,989,738

3 Dec 1982

1▲▼

$2,355,819

$298,924,789

10 Dec 1982

4▼

$2,035,699

$301,455,400

17 Dec 1982

7▼

$2,592,117

$304,942,178

24 Dec 1982

7▲▼

$2,540,555

$309,375,473

31 Dec 1982

7▲▼

$4,025,193

$317,827,565

7 Jan 1983

7▲▼

$2,622,259

$321,763,163

14 Jan 1983

7▲▼

$1,768,246

$324,297,874

21 Jan 1983

9▼

$1,414,911

$326,208,498

28 Jan 1983

10▼

$1,271,340

$327,909,778

4 Feb 1983

10▲▼

$1,050,594

$329,338,126

11 Feb 1983

11▼

$811,039

$330,392,812

18 Feb 1983

8▲

$1,887,838

$332,585,150

25 Feb 1983

8▲▼

$1,390,334

$334,376,230

4 Mar 1983

10▼

$1,014,451

$335,769,779

11 Mar 1983

13▼

$730,988

$336,811,284

18 Mar 1983

8▲

$749,925

$337,803,244

25 Mar 1983

13▼

$536,129

$338,601,802

1 Apr 1983

12▲

$1,049,900

$339,839,909

8 Apr 1983

8▲

$1,461,292

$341,923,413

15 Apr 1983

9▼

$1,557,590

$344,163,877

22 Apr 1983

10▼

$1,195,506

$345,849,534

29 Apr 1983

12▼

$852,950

$347,043,083

6 May 1983

14▼

$525,763

$347,807,198

13 May 1983

12▲

$555,112

$348,544,883

20 May 1983

10▲

$798,984

$349,527,852

27 May 1983

9▲

$1,718,800

$351,515,075

3 Jun 1983

13▼

$1,053,934

$352,905,920

22 Mar 2002

$14,223,110

29 Mar 2002

6▼

$6,163,305

$24,294,365

5 Apr 2002

8▼

$3,568,325

$30,734,920

12 Apr 2002

12▼

$1,538,825

$32,931,515

19 Apr 2002

18▼

$738,720

$34,047,765

26 Apr 2002

23▼

$526,735

$34,733,910

3 May 2002

30▼

$170,625

$35,001,515

10 May 2002

36▼

$107,940

$35,144,920

12 Jun 2020

$195,000

$435,110,554

19 Jun 2020

7▼

$126,100

$435,110,554

12 Aug 2022

14N

$1,072,350

19 Aug 2022

20▼

$326,715

$1,785,180

26 Aug 2022

30▼

$41,395

$2,016,990

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info

Highest Place
12

Weeks top 15
2

Total Weeks
2

Total Global Gross:

$792,910,554

Global Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

12 Jun 2020

12N

$195,000

$793,482,178

19 Jun 2020

14▼

$126,100

$793,608,278

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown

No global box office info

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