Jurassic Park currently dominates E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 79–21

The dinosaurs overwhelm the alien — spectacle outpaces sentiment.

79% 21%

Based on 14 head-to-head votes across 2 brackets

The Verdict Director's Cut

This matchup has 14 votes. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.

Spielberg made both, eleven years apart, and they're two completely different machines for producing awe. Jurassic Park aims at the eyes. That first reveal of a living brachiosaurus, the ripple in the water glass announcing the T-rex, the raptors in the kitchen — it convinced a whole audience it was seeing something impossible, and it changed what movies were allowed to attempt. E.T. aims at the heart, a smaller and gentler magic. A result this wide says that when voters pick fast, the film that made them gasp beats the film that made them cry. Spectacle is immediate. Tenderness asks you to slow down, and a quick choice rarely does.

The Numbers

	Jurassic Park	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Head-to-Head	79%	21%
Overall Win Rate	62%	42%
Championships	59	10
Budget	$63M	$11M
Box Office	$920M	$797M

Where This Matchup Sits

On the platform, Jurassic Park is in the top quarter of Adventure out of 69.

Jurassic Park is Steven Spielberg's #3 on BingeBracket; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial sits at #7 out of 11.

When facing other films on the platform, Jurassic Park handles Jaws without much trouble — but E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial doesn't. That shared opponent is one of the clearest places where these two films diverge.

The championship record tells the same story: Jurassic Park has 59 tournament wins to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial's 10. The pedigree gap matches the head-to-head gap.

Jurassic Park cost $63M to make; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was made for $11M. Jurassic Park wins the head-to-head, and the budget gap suggests why — scale carries weight in a bracket.