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

After the Rebels are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.

All Releases

Domestic (54.4%)
$292,753,960
International (35.4%)
$190,685,234
Worldwide
$538,375,067
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$67,597,694$67,597,694
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$292,753,960109
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom2$11,537,365861
Germany$7,771,680822
France$7,249,4481,098
Spain$1,867,3041,972
Italy$1,449,7472,180
Sweden$928,380863
Switzerland$871,892596
Belgium$743,2311,131
Poland$682,4471,323
Netherlands1$594,0822,021
Denmark$586,215986
Norway1$580,9031,148
Austria$507,9391,348
Finland$326,8481,074
Hungary$314,183984
South Africa$230,8831,579
Türkiye$205,9982,255
Greece$203,9951,564
Israel$172,8131,059
Portugal$150,9971,966
Romania$70,5311,497
Czech Republic1$61,9622,308
Croatia$56,4861,312
Bulgaria$42,9811,700
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,062
Egypt$22,1121,329
Slovenia$19,3361,689
Lebanon$18,0501,832
Estonia$15,5601,027
Latvia$14,8431,091
Lithuania$11,0972,172
Iceland1$6,9752,620
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,234
Australia2$3,527,4701,373
South Korea$894,8142,317
New Zealand1$662,6281,032
Thailand$527,598949
Taiwan$468,4441,037
Philippines$450,766842
Hong Kong$354,0741,859
Singapore$218,7081,530
Indonesia$158,756799
Malaysia$156,4191,625
India$115,9551,590
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,414
Mexico$1,031,7972,138
Argentina$543,2111,166
Chile$480,424652
Colombia$330,3961,114
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,084
Dominican Republic$100,00092
Venezuela$92,2851,549
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644970
Uruguay$38,8821,198
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815396
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.