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$8,743,2391,171
Germany$6,015,7241,112
France$5,944,2091,392
Spain$1,255,9652,520
Italy1$1,219,5932,489
Switzerland$753,576702
Sweden$701,6511,034
Belgium$571,8561,366
Netherlands$463,0142,395
Norway1$446,8661,398
Poland$424,1931,881
Austria$402,3411,598
Denmark$382,0541,279
Finland$251,7081,312
Hungary$240,2491,287
South Africa$161,8611,940
Greece$146,1491,828
Israel$123,7611,204
Türkiye$106,9223,097
Portugal$98,4482,433
Romania$73,4141,666
Iceland$54,6181,373
Czech Republic$47,3542,713
Croatia$31,9691,873
Bulgaria$31,8452,052
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,343
Egypt$15,8881,471
Slovenia$13,4832,019
Latvia$11,7391,197
Estonia$11,5481,148
Lebanon$11,4432,110
Lithuania$10,6912,442
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,451
Australia3$2,504,5161,737
South Korea$524,9012,925
New Zealand1$429,0951,499
Taiwan$422,4591,120
Thailand$418,3781,114
Philippines$348,893992
Hong Kong$237,4142,390
Singapore$161,5631,765
Malaysia$144,5911,705
Indonesia$96,360932
India$93,5941,704
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,700
Mexico$793,6792,532
Argentina$333,6401,574
Chile$332,782860
Colombia$212,2131,495
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,347
Venezuela$77,3521,625
Dominican Republic$55,000173
Bolivia$41,4061,033
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,737
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398480
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.