Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.

All Releases

Domestic (53.2%)
$292,753,960
International (46.8%)
$257,262,126
Worldwide
$550,016,086
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$4,910,483
Budget$18,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 21, 1980 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 21, 1980Domestic$209,398,025$209,398,025
1982 Re-releaseNovember 19, 1982Domestic$13,276,241$13,276,241
1997 Special EditionFebruary 21, 1997Domestic, EMEA$67,597,694$10,826,763$78,424,457
Star Wars: May the 4th MarathonMay 1, 2014Australia$340,670$340,670
2015 Re-releaseJune 5, 2015United Kingdom$9,593,937$9,593,937
2020 Re-releaseJune 5-September 10, 20208 markets$2,482,000$654,150$3,137,879
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$292,753,960119
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$20,682,400507
Germany$7,771,680865
France$7,249,4481,156
Spain$1,867,3042,065
Italy$1,449,7472,272
Sweden$928,380892
Switzerland$871,892635
Belgium$743,2311,171
Poland$682,4471,420
Netherlands1$594,0822,129
Denmark$586,2151,024
Norway1$580,9031,215
Austria$507,9391,387
Finland$326,8481,126
Hungary$314,1831,060
South Africa$230,8831,629
Türkiye$205,9982,359
Greece$203,9951,601
Israel$172,8131,114
Portugal$150,9972,085
Romania$70,5311,688
Czech Republic1$61,9622,493
Croatia$56,4861,434
Bulgaria$42,9811,839
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,174
Egypt$22,1121,354
Slovenia$19,3361,820
Lebanon$18,0501,854
Estonia$15,5601,080
Latvia$14,8431,138
Lithuania$11,0972,412
Iceland1$6,9752,775
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,284
Australia2$3,527,4701,437
South Korea$894,8142,438
New Zealand1$662,6281,067
Thailand$527,598979
Taiwan$468,4441,078
Philippines$450,766869
Hong Kong$354,0741,971
Singapore$218,7081,564
Indonesia$158,756855
Malaysia$156,4191,666
India$115,9551,642
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,475
Mexico$1,031,7972,262
Argentina$543,2111,206
Chile$480,424680
Colombia$330,3961,191
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,121
Dominican Republic$100,00093
Venezuela$92,2851,560
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644997
Uruguay$38,8821,216
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815419
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.