Editing Blade Runner (section)

=== Theatrical run ===

''Blade Runner'' was released in 1,290 theaters on June 25, 1982. That date was chosen by producer [[Alan Ladd Jr.]] because his previous highest-grossing films (''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]]'' and ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'') had a similar opening date (May 25) in 1977 and 1979, making the 25th of the month his "lucky day".{{sfn|Sammon|p=309}} ''Blade Runner'' grossed reasonably good ticket sales in its opening weekend; earning $6.1&nbsp;million during its first weekend in theaters.<ref>{{citation |last=Harmetz |first=Aljean |title=''E.T.'' May Set Sales Record |at=Section C, Cultural Desk, page 9 |work=The New York Times |date=June 29, 1982}}</ref> The film was released close to other major science-fiction and fantasy releases such as ''[[The Thing (1982 film)|The Thing]]'', ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'', ''[[Conan the Barbarian (1982 film)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' and ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', which affected its commercial success.{{sfn|Sammon|p=316}}