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$20,682,400499
Germany$7,771,680857
France$7,249,4481,145
Spain$1,867,3042,050
Italy$1,449,7472,262
Sweden$928,380887
Switzerland$871,892627
Belgium$743,2311,165
Poland$682,4471,405
Netherlands1$594,0822,118
Denmark$586,2151,015
Norway1$580,9031,199
Austria$507,9391,379
Finland$326,8481,115
Hungary$314,1831,043
South Africa$230,8831,620
Türkiye$205,9982,351
Greece$203,9951,594
Israel$172,8131,103
Portugal$150,9972,057
Romania$70,5311,654
Czech Republic1$61,9622,453
Croatia$56,4861,412
Bulgaria$42,9811,825
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,157
Egypt$22,1121,349
Slovenia$19,3361,797
Lebanon$18,0501,850
Estonia$15,5601,071
Latvia$14,8431,129
Lithuania$11,0972,365
Iceland1$6,9752,745
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,276
Australia2$3,527,4701,418
South Korea$894,8142,411
New Zealand1$662,6281,068
Thailand$527,598974
Taiwan$468,4441,072
Philippines$450,766865
Hong Kong$354,0741,945
Singapore$218,7081,558
Indonesia$158,756846
Malaysia$156,4191,660
India$115,9551,631
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,462
Mexico$1,031,7972,241
Argentina$543,2111,198
Chile$480,424675
Colombia$330,3961,179
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.