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$20,682,400501
Germany$7,771,680859
France$7,249,4481,147
Spain$1,867,3042,052
Italy$1,449,7472,265
Sweden$928,380888
Switzerland$871,892628
Belgium$743,2311,166
Poland$682,4471,407
Netherlands1$594,0822,120
Denmark$586,2151,016
Norway1$580,9031,201
Austria$507,9391,381
Finland$326,8481,118
Hungary$314,1831,045
South Africa$230,8831,623
Türkiye$205,9982,352
Greece$203,9951,596
Israel$172,8131,105
Portugal$150,9972,059
Romania$70,5311,659
Czech Republic1$61,9622,462
Croatia$56,4861,414
Bulgaria$42,9811,832
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,161
Egypt$22,1121,351
Slovenia$19,3361,801
Lebanon$18,0501,851
Estonia$15,5601,074
Latvia$14,8431,132
Lithuania$11,0972,369
Iceland1$6,9752,748
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,279
Australia2$3,527,4701,421
South Korea$894,8142,413
New Zealand1$662,6281,070
Thailand$527,598976
Taiwan$468,4441,074
Philippines$450,766866
Hong Kong$354,0741,950
Singapore$218,7081,561
Indonesia$158,756847
Malaysia$156,4191,661
India$115,9551,633
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,465
Mexico$1,031,7972,242
Argentina$543,2111,199
Chile$480,424677
Colombia$330,3961,181
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,115
Dominican Republic$100,00093
Venezuela$92,2851,558
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644994
Uruguay$38,8821,213
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815416
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.