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

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

All Releases

Domestic (66.6%)
$316,566,101
International (25.7%)
$122,009,457
Worldwide
$475,106,177
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
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$316,566,10192
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom$8,743,2391,104
Germany$6,015,7241,054
France$5,944,2091,324
Spain$1,255,9652,402
Italy1$1,219,5932,373
Switzerland$753,576662
Sweden$701,651995
Belgium$571,8561,320
Netherlands$463,0142,268
Norway1$446,8661,320
Poland$424,1931,764
Austria$402,3411,553
Denmark$382,0541,232
Finland$251,7081,255
Hungary$240,2491,197
South Africa$161,8611,881
Greece$146,1491,788
Israel$123,7611,142
Türkiye$106,9222,919
Portugal$98,4482,284
Romania$73,4141,473
Iceland$54,6181,301
Czech Republic$47,3542,503
Croatia$31,9691,703
Bulgaria$31,8451,890
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,220
Egypt$15,8881,439
Slovenia$13,4831,862
Latvia$11,7391,145
Estonia$11,5481,092
Lebanon$11,4432,080
Lithuania$10,6912,193
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,389
Australia3$2,504,5161,664
South Korea$524,9012,763
New Zealand1$429,0951,439
Taiwan$422,4591,077
Thailand$418,3781,082
Philippines$348,893961
Hong Kong$237,4142,256
Singapore$161,5631,728
Malaysia$144,5911,664
Indonesia$96,360870
India$93,5941,646
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,630
Mexico$793,6792,389
Argentina$333,6401,526
Chile$332,782825
Colombia$212,2131,391
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,300
Venezuela$77,3521,612
Dominican Republic$55,000170
Bolivia$41,4061,006
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,700
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398448
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.