when did e.t the extra-terrestrial release?
June 11, 1982.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The film was previewed in Houston, Texas, where it received high marks from viewers. It premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival's closing gala, and was released in the United States on June 11, 1982.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [SEP] Release and sales
The film was previewed in Houston, Texas, where it received high marks from viewers. It premiered at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival's closing gala, and was released in the United States on June 11, 1982. It opened at number one with a gross of $11million, and stayed at the top of the box office for six weeks; it then fluctuated between the first and second positions until October, before returning to the top spot for the final time in December during a brief Holiday Season re-release of the film. In its second weekend, it recorded the highest-grossing second weekend of all-time surpassing the record of $10,765,687 set by "Superman II" in 1981.