Summer of 1982: 15 Classic Films Turn 30

E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Release Date: June 11
U.S. Box Office (initial release): $359,197,037
U.S. Box Office (with re-issues): $435,110,554
2012 Adjusted Gross: $1,123,486,300
A boy, an alien, and their bicycle captured the hearts of children and adults the world over. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning four, and went on to be included on many lists of the greatest films ever made. It also set a box-office record that it held ... more 

E.T.: THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
Release Date: June 11
U.S. Box Office (initial release): $359,197,037
U.S. Box Office (with re-issues): $435,110,554
2012 Adjusted Gross: $1,123,486,300
A boy, an alien, and their bicycle captured the hearts of children and adults the world over. It was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning four, and went on to be included on many lists of the greatest films ever made. It also set a box-office record that it held for over a decade until another Spielberg film, "Jurassic Park," eventually topped it. less