E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.

Scores

Overall Score

96.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

98.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

99.5%

Review Aggregate

84.5

Critic Consensus

98.6% Fresh • 143 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 99% of 143 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, lighthearted, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score99.0

RT critic review count146

Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0

RT audience rating count250,000

IMDb rating7.9

IMDb votes459,652

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1982	$359,197,037	$1,167,669,539
International	1982	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1982	$359,203,428	$1,167,690,315

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1982	$179,598,518	$583,834,769
Digital Rentals ?	1982	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1982	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1982	$10,619,000	$34,520,003
Physical Purchases ?	1982	$8,403,000	$27,316,281
TV & Streaming Revenue	1982	$125,718,963	$408,684,339
Total Revenues	1982	$324,339,481	$1,054,355,392
Expenses
Budget ?	1982	$10,500,000	$34,133,161
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1982	$13,125,000 (est)	$42,666,451 (est)
Participations	1982	$48,651,000	$158,153,562
Residuals ?	1982	$7,433,000	$24,163,027
Interest & Overhead	1982	$2,100,000	$6,826,632
Total Expenses	1982	$81,809,000	$265,942,832
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1982	$242,530,481	$788,412,560

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