 Box Office Mojo estimates the film sold over 86.2 million tickets in the US in its initial theatrical run.The film also did very well in international markets, breaking opening records in the United Kingdom, Japan, India, South Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan, and becoming the first film to gross $500 million overseas, ultimately earning $914 million worldwide, with Spielberg reportedly making over $250 million from the film.It surpassed Spielberg's own "E.T.