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, 2023EMEA, Domestic$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, 1997EMEA, Domestic$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$8,743,2391,165
Germany$6,015,7241,105
France$5,944,2091,388
Spain$1,255,9652,510
Italy1$1,219,5932,480
Switzerland$753,576699
Sweden$701,6511,030
Belgium$571,8561,365
Netherlands$463,0142,391
Norway1$446,8661,388
Poland$424,1931,879
Austria$402,3411,595
Denmark$382,0541,276
Finland$251,7081,307
Hungary$240,2491,282
South Africa$161,8611,936
Greece$146,1491,825
Israel$123,7611,199
Türkiye$106,9223,080
Portugal$98,4482,414
Romania$73,4141,646
Iceland$54,6181,368
Czech Republic$47,3542,691
Croatia$31,9691,855
Bulgaria$31,8452,046
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,333
Egypt$15,8881,467
Slovenia$13,4831,999
Latvia$11,7391,191
Estonia$11,5481,143
Lebanon$11,4432,106
Lithuania$10,6912,415
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,445
Australia3$2,504,5161,728
South Korea$524,9012,906
New Zealand1$429,0951,494
Taiwan$422,4591,120
Thailand$418,3781,113
Philippines$348,893990
Hong Kong$237,4142,376
Singapore$161,5631,762
Malaysia$144,5911,704
Indonesia$96,360928
India$93,5941,699
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,693
Mexico$793,6792,519
Argentina$333,6401,572
Chile$332,782859
Colombia$212,2131,487
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.