| @shani3, "Firelight" had a single showing at a theater in Spielberg's hometown, when he was 16. 500 people attended and it made a profit of $1 (the budget was $500, so Spielberg assumes somebody generously/accidentally put in an extra dollar.) I suppose technically, it was his first theatrical feature, but he was still an amateur so I really don't think it should be counted as more than a bonus.
And actually, "Duel" was first released theatrically in Europe in 1973, two years before he became famous with "Jaws" :) |