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$3,136,150
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$292,753,960103
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom2$11,537,365832
Germany$7,771,680791
France$7,249,4481,052
Spain$1,867,3041,912
Italy$1,449,7472,108
Sweden$928,380842
Switzerland$871,892576
Belgium$743,2311,101
Poland$682,4471,256
Netherlands1$594,0821,924
Denmark$586,215963
Norway1$580,9031,105
Austria$507,9391,324
Finland$326,8481,046
Hungary$314,183931
South Africa$230,8831,545
Türkiye$205,9982,182
Greece$203,9951,543
Israel$172,8131,036
Portugal$150,9971,884
Romania$70,5311,374
Czech Republic1$61,9622,188
Croatia$56,4861,236
Bulgaria$42,9811,593
Serbia and Montenegro$36,404979
Egypt$22,1121,317
Slovenia$19,3361,593
Lebanon$18,0501,815
Estonia$15,5601,000
Latvia$14,8431,067
Lithuania$11,0972,011
Iceland1$6,9752,521
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,197
Australia2$3,527,4701,334
South Korea$894,8142,230
New Zealand1$662,628995
Thailand$527,598929
Taiwan$468,4441,009
Philippines$450,766822
Hong Kong$354,0741,787
Singapore$218,7081,501
Indonesia$158,756759
Malaysia$156,4191,591
India$115,9551,548
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,377
Mexico$1,031,7972,059
Argentina$543,2111,136
Chile$480,424626
Colombia$330,3961,054
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,062
Dominican Republic$100,00089
Venezuela$92,2851,537
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644952
Uruguay$38,8821,182
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815381
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.