| Country | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| France | 26 May 1982 | (Cannes Film Festival) |
| USA | 11 June 1982 | |
| Italy | August 1982 | (Venice Film Festival) |
| Australia | 26 November 1982 | |
| France | 1 December 1982 | |
| Netherlands | 2 December 1982 | |
| Italy | 3 December 1982 | |
| Spain | 6 December 1982 | (re-release) |
| Iceland | 9 December 1982 | |
| UK | 9 December 1982 | |
| West Germany | 9 December 1982 | |
| Sweden | 10 December 1982 | |
| Finland | 17 December 1982 | |
| Argentina | 23 December 1982 | |
| Brazil | 25 December 1982 | |
| Colombia | 25 December 1982 | |
| Denmark | 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) |
| 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) |
| E.T., el extraterrestre | Argentina / Peru / Spain |
| E.T. | Turkey (Turkish title) / USA (short title) |
| E.T. l'extraterrestre | Canada (French title) / Spain (Catalan title) |
| хМНОКЮМЕРЪМХМ | Soviet Union (Russian title) |
| A Boy's Life | USA (working title) |
| E.T. - Der Außerirdische | West Germany |
| E.T. - O Extra-Terrestre | Portugal |
| E.T. - O Extraterrestre | Brazil |
| E.T. - gjesten fra verdensrommet | Norway |
| E.T. and Me | USA (working title) |
| E.T. l'extra-terrestre | Italy |
| E.T. mimozemstan | Czechoslovakia (Czech title) |
| E.T. o exogiinos | Greece |
| E.T. the Extra- Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary | USA (longer version) |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Finland |
| E.T., l'extra-terrestre | France |
| Night Skies | USA (working title) |
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