E-T- the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982 was released on:

France: 26 May 1982 (Cannes Film Festival)

USA: 11 June 1982

Italy: 28 August 1982 (Venice Film Festival)

Australia: 26 November 1982

France: 1 December 1982

Netherlands: 2 December 1982

Spain: 6 December 1982

Italy: 7 December 1982

Iceland: 9 December 1982

Mexico: 9 December 1982

UK: 9 December 1982

West Germany: 9 December 1982

Sweden: 10 December 1982

Belgium: 16 December 1982 (Gent)

Finland: 17 December 1982

Portugal: 17 December 1982

Argentina: 23 December 1982

Brazil: 25 December 1982

Colombia: 25 December 1982

Greece: 25 December 1982

Denmark: 26 December 1982

Ireland: 26 December 1982

Norway: 26 December 1982

Hong Kong: 1 January 1983

Philippines: 4 March 1983 (Davao)

Japan: 5 April 1983

Hungary: 22 December 1983

Turkey: January 1984

South Korea: 23 June 1984

USA: 19 July 1985 (re-release)

Australia: 14 August 1986 (re-release)

East Germany: 29 April 1988

France: September 1992 (Deauville Film Festival)

Russia: 4 January 1999

USA: 16 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition) (premiere)

USA: 22 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Belgium: 24 March 2002 (Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films) (20th anniversary edition)

Israel: 26 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Denmark: 27 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Spain: 27 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Sweden: 27 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Argentina: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Australia: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Czech Republic: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Germany: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Hong Kong: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Hungary: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Mexico: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Netherlands: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

New Zealand: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Peru: 28 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Switzerland: 28 March 2002 (German speaking region) (20th anniversary edition)

Brazil: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Colombia: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Estonia: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Finland: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Iceland: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Ireland: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Italy: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Portugal: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

UK: 29 March 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Belgium: 3 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

France: 3 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Philippines: 3 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Republic of Macedonia: 5 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Taiwan: 5 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Norway: 12 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Greece: 26 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Japan: 27 April 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Russia: 23 May 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Singapore: 30 May 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Poland: 31 May 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Turkey: 7 June 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

South Africa: 28 June 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Kuwait: 2 July 2002 (20th anniversary edition)

Denmark: 20 September 2008 (BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth)

USA: 3 October 2012 (re-release) (limited)

$2,000

7.00

E-T- the Extra-Terrestrial - 1982 is rated/received certificates of:

Argentina:Atp

Australia:G

Australia:PG (20th anniversary edition)

Brazil:Livre

Canada:PG (Manitoba)

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) (original rating)

Canada:PG (Ontario) (original rating)

Canada:PG (Alberta) (2002)

Canada:G (British Columbia) (2002)

Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2002)

Canada:F (Ontario) (video rating) (1996) (2002)

Chile:TE

Finland:K-8

France:U

Hong Kong:I

Iceland:LH

Malaysia:U

Mexico:A

Netherlands:6 (re-rating) (20th anniversary edition)

Netherlands:AL (original rating) (1982)

Norway:12

Norway:7 (20th anniversary special edition)

Peru:14

Philippines:G

Portugal:M/6

Singapore:G (20th anniversary edition)

Singapore:PG (original rating)

South Korea:All

Spain:T

Sweden:11

Sweden:7 (2001)

Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) (20th anniversary edition)

Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) (20th anniversary edition)

Switzerland:8 (canton of the Grisons) (20th anniversary edition)

UK:U

USA:PG (certificate #26717) (original rating)

USA:PG (certificate #38656) (20th anniversary edition)

West Germany:6 (f)

Volkswagen of America produced 4,200 so-branded "20th Anniversary Edition" GTIs and 4000 were shipped to the United States and 200 to Canada. This event, in 2003, marked the 20th anniversary of the GTI's first introduction to the U.S. and Canadian market.