10 Movies That Shockingly Destroyed Justice League At The Box Office

2. E.T. The Extra Terrestrial

E.T. Extra Terrestrial Bike Scene
Universal Pictures

Box Office: $792.9 million

Much like The Sixth Sense and Forrest Gump, there shouldn't be much surprise that Stephen Spielberg's E.T. was a stonking box office hit, but the fact it made $619 million during its original 1982 theatrical run is nothing short of astonishing.

Subsequent re-releases have nudged its total close to $800 million, a staggering feat for a film that's almost 40 years old, ensuring it thoroughly tops Justice League without any adjustments for inflation.

Though just about everyone loves E.T., it's still hard to picture such a film released nowadays managing to compete with the insane money turned over by superhero cinema.

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