Block & Wilson 2010, s. 609. ”Steven Spielberg, by far the most successful director of the decade, had the highest-grossing movie with 1982's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, which grossed over $664 million in worldwide box office on initial release.” (englanniksi)
Wasko, Janet: ”D.W. Griffiths and the banks: a case study in film financing”, The Hollywood Film Industry: A Reader, s. 34. ”Various accounts have cited $15 to $18 million profits during the first few years of release, while in a letter to a potential investor in the proposed sound version, Aitken noted that a $15 to $18 million box-office gross was a 'conservative estimate'. For years Variety has listed The Birth of a Nation's total rental at $50 million. (This reflects the total amount paid to the distributor, not box-office gross.) This 'trade legend' has finally been acknowledged by Variety as a 'whopper myth', and the amount has been revised to $5 million. That figure seems far more feasible, as reports of earnings in the Griffith collection list gross receipts for 1915–1919 at slightly more than $5.2 million (including foreign distribution) and total earnings after deducting general office expenses, but not royalties, at about $2 million.”. Routledge, 1986. ISBN 9780710097309. (englanniksi)
(”As of the end of 1971, GWTW stood as the all-time money-drawing movie, with a take of $116 million, and, with this year's reissues, it should continue to run ahead of the second place contender and all-time kaffee-mit-schlag spectacle.”) The Atlantic Monthly, 1973, 231. vsk, s. 2. (englanniksi)
(”Coppola is King Midas, the most individually powerful U.S. filmmaker . His credits include directing the first Godfather (worldwide earnings: $142 million, ahead of Gone with the Wind, The Sound of Music and The Exorcist)”) New Times, 1974, 2. vsk. Artikkelin verkkoversio. (englanniksi)
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Harmetz, Aljean: The Saga Beyond 'Star Wars'. ("Star Wars" has brought 20th Century-Fox approximately $250 million in film rentals ... "Star Wars" grossed $410 million, and his share was enough to allow him to finance its sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back," himself.) The New York Times, 18.5.1980. Artikkelin verkkoversio. Viitattu 14.4.2015. Arkistoitu 31.1.2012. (englanniksi)
Wuntch, Philip: Return of E.T.. (Its worldwide box-office gross was $619 million, toppling the record of $530 million set by Star Wars.) The Dallas Morning News, 19.7.1985. Artikkelin verkkoversio. Viitattu 14.4.2015. Arkistoitu 6.3.2012. (englanniksi)
Kilday, Gregg: Director of 'Jaws II' Abandons His 'Ship'. The Victoria Advocate, 5.7.1977, s. 6B. (englanniksi)
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Wuntch, Philip: Return of E.T.. (Its worldwide box-office gross was $619 million, toppling the record of $530 million set by Star Wars.) The Dallas Morning News, 19.7.1985. Artikkelin verkkoversio. Viitattu 14.4.2015. Arkistoitu 6.3.2012. (englanniksi)
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Harmetz, Aljean: The Saga Beyond 'Star Wars'. ("Star Wars" has brought 20th Century-Fox approximately $250 million in film rentals ... "Star Wars" grossed $410 million, and his share was enough to allow him to finance its sequel, "The Empire Strikes Back," himself.) The New York Times, 18.5.1980. Artikkelin verkkoversio. Viitattu 14.4.2015. Arkistoitu 31.1.2012. (englanniksi)
