The Year In Movies

May, 1983

The Year in MoviesObviously, the year in movies belongs to Steven Spielberg, the head of that video/film conglomerate known as E.T. & T. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial cost $10,500,000 to make and roughly half that to sell. It opened June 15th and made $11,900,000 the first weekend. Show Business, the Insider's Newsletter said, "Looks good, but it's no Star Trek II." Right. As an aside, we should point out that for most of Hollywood, movies that come quick are good news. Over the summer, w...