At the time of release, E.T. broke the record for a theatrical run, spending more than a year on movie screens. In the meantime, it also became the highest grossing film ever made — earning $359 ...

Much of the soulful sweetness of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," the iconic interstellar ode to friendship that first entered our emotional atmosphere in 1982, is about the action that is happening on ...