Media1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opens in U.S. theaters

When

11 Jun 1982

Sources

1 public source

Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial opened across the U.S. after closing the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. Its story of a gentle stranded alien befriended by a boy became a huge box office success and cemented a benevolent image of aliens in popular culture.