Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.

All Releases

Domestic (59.5%)
$460,998,507
International (40.5%)
$314,400,000
Worldwide
$775,398,507
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$1,554,475
Budget$11,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1977 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 25, 1977Domestic$307,263,857$307,263,857
1982 Re-releaseAugust 13, 1982Domestic$15,476,785$15,476,785
1997 Special EditionJanuary 31, 1997Domestic, EMEA$138,257,865$22,445,735$160,703,600
Star Wars: May the 4th MarathonMay 1, 2014Australia$340,670$340,670
2020 Re-releaseJuly 3-August 13, 2020APAC, EMEA$237,148$252,116
50th AnniversaryApril 30, 2027Domestic
2022 Re-releaseAustralia$1,337
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$460,998,50727
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom2$26,453,539360
Germany$14,605,904432
France$11,371,635725
Spain$4,967,598984
Italy$3,361,8071,248
Sweden$2,050,843462
Switzerland$1,535,838397
Belgium$1,409,731669
Poland$1,327,264837
Netherlands$1,318,8221,299
Norway$1,293,915688
Denmark$1,193,862616
Austria$1,069,482784
Finland$620,183709
Hungary$591,759583
South Africa$443,6261,098
Greece$363,8971,176
Portugal$359,3111,344
Türkiye$334,7921,856
Israel$312,233889
Romania$114,3871,339
Croatia$95,0201,033
Egypt$84,540727
Czech Republic$69,4632,395
Bulgaria$55,3051,622
Lebanon$50,6801,224
Serbia and Montenegro$47,728976
Slovenia$43,2731,311
Latvia$23,461987
Estonia$21,791970
Lithuania$13,3242,300
Iceland$1,6813,223
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$15,216,513705
Australia3$8,871,494619
New Zealand1$1,641,934412
South Korea$1,297,6102,143
Thailand$1,225,361502
Philippines$1,000,323548
Taiwan$975,132700
Hong Kong$541,8641,571
Indonesia$503,367557
Singapore$466,7341,042
India$378,8521,238
Malaysia$250,5941,409
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$2,824,307914
Mexico$2,391,5271,479
Argentina$1,342,322622
Chile$1,050,359393
Puerto Rico$775,02161
Central America+$524,18775
Colombia$516,272951
Peru$480,798703
Venezuela$272,6401,126
Dominican Republic$230,00039
Uruguay$89,564691
Bolivia$79,905683
Lesser Antilles$46,514128
Paraguay$24,793252
Jamaica$23,327178
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.