Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

All Releases

Domestic (65.6%)
$316,566,101
International (34.4%)
$165,900,281
Worldwide
$482,466,382
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$23,019,618
Budget$32,500,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1983 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 11 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 25, 1983-April 28, 2023Domestic, EMEA$252,583,617$18,020$252,601,637
1985 Re-releaseMarch 29, 1985Domestic$11,252,123$11,252,123
1997 Special EditionMarch 14-April 24, 1997Domestic, EMEA$45,470,437$43,917,920$89,388,357
Star Wars: May the 4th MarathonMay 1, 2014Australia$340,670$340,670
2020 Re-releaseSeptember 24, 2020APAC$217,664$218,650
2023 Re-releaseApril 28, 2023Domestic$7,259,924$7,259,924
2024 - Re-releaseUnited Kingdom$1,259,384$1,259,384
2022 Re-releaseAustralia$4,846
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$316,566,101102
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$8,743,2391,168
Germany$6,015,7241,106
France$5,944,2091,390
Spain$1,255,9652,515
Italy1$1,219,5932,484
Switzerland$753,576700
Sweden$701,6511,031
Belgium$571,8561,365
Netherlands$463,0142,393
Norway1$446,8661,392
Poland$424,1931,882
Austria$402,3411,597
Denmark$382,0541,276
Finland$251,7081,309
Hungary$240,2491,285
South Africa$161,8611,936
Greece$146,1491,826
Israel$123,7611,200
Türkiye$106,9223,086
Portugal$98,4482,420
Romania$73,4141,653
Iceland$54,6181,369
Czech Republic$47,3542,698
Croatia$31,9691,860
Bulgaria$31,8452,044
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,337
Egypt$15,8881,467
Slovenia$13,4832,005
Latvia$11,7391,192
Estonia$11,5481,145
Lebanon$11,4432,106
Lithuania$10,6912,420
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,447
Australia3$2,504,5161,730
South Korea$524,9012,911
New Zealand1$429,0951,497
Taiwan$422,4591,120
Thailand$418,3781,113
Philippines$348,893991
Hong Kong$237,4142,382
Singapore$161,5631,762
Malaysia$144,5911,704
Indonesia$96,360929
India$93,5941,701
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,696
Mexico$793,6792,521
Argentina$333,6401,573
Chile$332,782859
Colombia$212,2131,491
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,345
Venezuela$77,3521,624
Dominican Republic$55,000172
Bolivia$41,4061,032
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,735
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398478
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.