<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Close Encounters of the Third Kind </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Steven Spielberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Julia Phillips </Li> <Li> Michael Phillips </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Steven Spielberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Richard Dreyfuss </Li> <Li> Teri Garr </Li> <Li> Melinda Dillon </Li> <Li> François Truffaut </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> John Williams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Vilmos Zsigmond </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Michael Kahn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> EMI Films </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> Columbia Pictures </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> November 16 , 1977 ( 1977 - 11 - 16 ) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 135 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $20 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $306.1 million </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Close Encounters of the Third Kind </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Steven Spielberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Julia Phillips </Li> <Li> Michael Phillips </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> Steven Spielberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Richard Dreyfuss </Li> <Li> Teri Garr </Li> <Li> Melinda Dillon </Li> <Li> François Truffaut </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> John Williams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Vilmos Zsigmond </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Michael Kahn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> EMI Films </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> Columbia Pictures </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> November 16 , 1977 ( 1977 - 11 - 16 ) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 135 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $20 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $306.1 million </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when did close encounters of the third kind come out
when did close encounters of the third kind come out
November 16 , 1977
November 16 , 1977