Close Encounters of the Third Kind
“We are not alone.”
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Genres
Science Fiction, Drama
Studio
Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Close Encounters of the Third Kind performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$306.9M
Gross Profit
$286.9M
Return
15.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$39M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Roy Neary
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
Claude Lacombe
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Ronnie Neary
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Jillian Guiler
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
David Laughlin
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
Project Leader
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Wild Bill
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
Farmer
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
ARP Musician
Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
Barry Guiler
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
Brad Neary
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
Sylvia Neary
Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary
If you liked Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951
Tomorrowland
2015
Forbidden Planet
1956
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Independence Day
1996
Chronicle
2012