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
See full company information
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, 1997EMEA, Domestic$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$7,249,4481,154
Spain$1,867,3042,065
Italy$1,449,7472,272
Sweden$928,380892
Switzerland$871,892634
Belgium$743,2311,170
Poland$682,4471,419
Netherlands1$594,0822,129
Denmark$586,2151,024
Norway1$580,9031,215
Austria$507,9391,386
Finland$326,8481,126
Hungary$314,1831,060
South Africa$230,8831,629
Türkiye$205,9982,358
Greece$203,9951,600
Israel$172,8131,112
Portugal$150,9972,084
Romania$70,5311,685
Czech Republic1$61,9622,490
Croatia$56,4861,434
Bulgaria$42,9811,839
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,173
Egypt$22,1121,353
Slovenia$19,3361,818
Lebanon$18,0501,853
Estonia$15,5601,079
Latvia$14,8431,137
Lithuania$11,0972,410
Iceland1$6,9752,773
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,284
Australia2$3,527,4701,435
South Korea$894,8142,435
New Zealand1$662,6281,068
Thailand$527,598978
Taiwan$468,4441,077
Philippines$450,766869
Hong Kong$354,0741,969
Singapore$218,7081,563
Indonesia$158,756853
Malaysia$156,4191,665
India$115,9551,641
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,475
Mexico$1,031,7972,261
Argentina$543,2111,206
Chile$480,424680
Colombia$330,3961,193
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,119
Dominican Republic$100,00093
Venezuela$92,2851,559
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644995
Uruguay$38,8821,216
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815419
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.