Box Office: 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Re-Release Opens With $95,000

The re-release of Steven Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” has opened with $95,000 in Thursday night previews at 809 North American sites. “Close Encounters,” which initially launched in 1977, is expanding Friday to 901 venues including 400 premium large format locations. The 4K restoration of the science-fiction classic, starring Richard Dreyfuss, carries modest...