Steven Spielberg

Largest Opening: The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Highest Grossing: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Avg. Gross: $150.01 million

$100 m Films: 12

Film & Year

Open

Total

Budget

Rating

The Terminal (2004)

$19.1 m

$41.0 m

$60 m

NA

Catch Me If You Can (2002)

$30.1 m

$164.4 m

$50 m

3.5/4.0

Minority Report (2002)

$35.7 m

$132.0 m

$100 m

3.5/4.0

Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)

$29.4 m

$78.6 m

$90 m

4.0/4.0

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

$30.6 m

$216.1 m

$70 m

4.0/4.0

Amistad (1997)

$5.2 m

$44.2 m

$40 m

3.0/4.0

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

$72.1 m

$229.1 m

$75 m

2.5/4.0

Schindler's List (1993)

$4.6 m

$96.1 m

$25 m

4.0/4.0

Jurassic Park (1993)

$47.1 m

$356.8 m

$65 m

3.5/4.0

Hook (1991)

$13.5 m

$119.7 m

$70 m

2.0/4.0

Always (1989)

^$2.6 m

$43.9 m

$30 m

NA

The Last Crusade (1989)

$29.4 m

$197.2 m

$50 m

4.0/4.0

Empire of the Sun (1987)

$2.9 m

$22.2 m

$30 m

NA

The Color Purple (1985)

$5.7 m

$94.2 m

$15 m

NA

The Temple of Doom (1984)

$25.3 m

$179.9 m

$28 m

3.5/4.0

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

$11.9 m

$435.0 m

$10 m

4.0/4.0

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

$8.3 m

$242.4 m

$22 m

4.0/4.0

1941 (1979)

$2.7 m

$34.2 m

$18 m

NA

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

$5.4 m

$155.7 m

$20 m

3.5/4.0

Jaws (1975)

$7.8 m

$260.0 m

$12 m

3.0/4.0

The Sugarland Express (1974)

NA

$7.5 m

NA

NA

All ratings are those of Daniel Garris.
Openings with an ^ are 3-day estimates based on a 4-day total.
Grosses with an * are estimates based on the amount of the gross that went back to the distributor.

Award

Film & Year

Golden Globe Nom.

Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)

Special Directors Guild Award

Lifetime Achievement Award (1999)

Academy Award Award

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directors Guild Award

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Golden Globe Award

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

Directors Guild Nom.

Amistad (1997)

Golden Globe Nom.

Amistad (1997)

Academy Award Award

Schindler's List (1993)

Directors Guild Award

Schindler's List (1993)

Golden Globe Award

Schindler's List (1993)

Directors Guild Nom.

Empire of the Sun (1987)

Special Academy Award

Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (1986)

Directors Guild Award

The Color Purple (1985)

Golden Globe Nom.

The Color Purple (1985)

Academy Award Nom.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Directors Guild Nom.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Golden Globe Nom.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Academy Award Nom.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Directors Guild Nom.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Golden Globe Nom.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Academy Award Nom.

Close Encounters (1977)

Directors Guild Nom.

Close Encounters (1977)

Golden Globe Nom.

Close Encounters (1977)

Directors Guild Nom.

Jaws (1975)

Golden Globe Nom.

Jaws (1975)

Film

Date

1972 Munich Olympics Project

2005

The Rivals

2005/2006

War of the Worlds

2006/2007

Indiana Jones IV

TBD

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