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$292,753,960117
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$20,682,400498
Germany$7,771,680856
France$7,249,4481,145
Spain$1,867,3042,047
Italy$1,449,7472,260
Sweden$928,380887
Switzerland$871,892627
Belgium$743,2311,165
Poland$682,4471,403
Netherlands1$594,0822,118
Denmark$586,2151,015
Norway1$580,9031,198
Austria$507,9391,379
Finland$326,8481,115
Hungary$314,1831,043
South Africa$230,8831,619
Türkiye$205,9982,348
Greece$203,9951,593
Israel$172,8131,102
Portugal$150,9972,057
Romania$70,5311,654
Czech Republic1$61,9622,453
Croatia$56,4861,410
Bulgaria$42,9811,825
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,157
Egypt$22,1121,349
Slovenia$19,3361,796
Lebanon$18,0501,850
Estonia$15,5601,070
Latvia$14,8431,129
Lithuania$11,0972,362
Iceland1$6,9752,744
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,276
Australia2$3,527,4701,418
South Korea$894,8142,408
New Zealand1$662,6281,068
Thailand$527,598974
Taiwan$468,4441,072
Philippines$450,766865
Hong Kong$354,0741,945
Singapore$218,7081,557
Indonesia$158,756845
Malaysia$156,4191,658
India$115,9551,631
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,462
Mexico$1,031,7972,240
Argentina$543,2111,198
Chile$480,424675
Colombia$330,3961,176
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,114
Dominican Republic$100,00092
Venezuela$92,2851,556
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644991
Uruguay$38,8821,212
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815415
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.