Back to the Future Part III effects for "Part III" were managed by effects company Industrial Light & Magic; the head of its animation department, Wes Takahashi, returned to once again animate the DeLorean's time travel sequences. The film grossed $23 million in its first weekend of U.S. release and $87.6 million altogether in U.S. box office receipts (or about $152.4 million when adjusted for inflation as of January 2011) – $243 million worldwide. On December 17, 2002, Universal released "Back to the Future Part III" in a boxed set with the first two films on DVD and VHS. In the DVD widescreen edition, there was
Hill Valley (Back to the Future) many ways in which the Courthouse building has been redressed over the years to suit the needs of a production. Many of the cars that appear in the 2015 scenes are either modified for the film or concept cars. Examples include Ford Probe, Saab EV-1, Citroën DS 21, Pontiac Banshee Concept, Pontiac Fiero and Volkswagen Beetle. Cars reused from other science fiction films include the "Star Car" from "The Last Starfighter" (1984) and a "Spinner" from "Blade Runner" (1982). Griff's car is a modified BMW 633 (which was notably never in the convertible form seen in the film). For "Back