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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

Domestic Total Gross: $209,398,025
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $290,475,067
Distributor: FoxRelease Date: May 21, 1980
Genre: Sci-Fi FantasyRunning Time: 2 hrs. 9 min.
MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $18 million
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TOTAL LIFETIME GROSSES
Domestic:  $290,475,067    54.0%
Foreign:  $247,900,000    46.0%

= Worldwide:  $538,375,067  

DOMESTIC SUMMARY
Release Dates:  May 21, 1980 (limited)
 June 20, 1980 (wide)
Limited Opening Weekend: $4,910,483
(#1 rank, 126 theaters, $38,972 average)
Wide Opening Weekend: $10,840,307
(#1 rank, 823 theaters, $13,171 average)
% of Total Gross: 5.2%
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Widest Release:  1,278 theaters


FRANCHISES (click to view) Rank
Series: Star Wars 6

CHARTS (click to view) Rank
All Time Domestic 36
All Time Adjusted 12
All Time Worldwide 58
Yearly 1980 1
Opening Weeks 825
Opening Weekends 1,113
Opening Weekends - June 140
Ninth Weekends 41
Fifth Weekends 168
Sixth Weekends 69
Seventh Weekends 65
Eighth Weekends 62
Rated G and PG 14
Rated PG 12
BOM Users' Grades 10
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Highest All Time Rank (on January 1, 1982) 3
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1980 ACADEMY AWARDS®
Nominated for 3 Oscars, including 1 win. CLICK TO VIEW FULL BREAKDOWN...

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THE PLAYERS (click name to view)
Director:Irvin Kershner
Writers:Lawrence Kasdan
George Lucas (story)
Actors:Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Producer:George Lucas (Executive)
Composer:John Williams
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Readers A- (6461 votes)
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GRADE BREAKDOWN
As: 4,767 73.8%
Bs: 1,259 19.5%
Cs: 200 3.1%
Ds: 71 1.1%
Fs: 164 2.5%

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• DVD: The Empire Strikes Back (1980 & 2004 versions), Batman - The Complete Animated Series, Star Wars Original Trilogy
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• Books: Visual Dictionary of Episodes IV - VI, The Star Wars Trilogy: Episodes IV - VI by George Lucas, et. al., Incredible Cross-Sections of Episodes IV - VI: Ultimate Guide to Vehciles and Spacecraft


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