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$316,566,101100
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$8,743,2391,156
Germany$6,015,7241,099
France$5,944,2091,381
Spain$1,255,9652,497
Italy1$1,219,5932,469
Switzerland$753,576694
Sweden$701,6511,026
Belgium$571,8561,360
Netherlands$463,0142,381
Norway1$446,8661,377
Poland$424,1931,864
Austria$402,3411,588
Denmark$382,0541,269
Finland$251,7081,298
Hungary$240,2491,269
South Africa$161,8611,928
Greece$146,1491,820
Israel$123,7611,191
Türkiye$106,9223,066
Portugal$98,4482,398
Romania$73,4141,628
Iceland$54,6181,355
Czech Republic$47,3542,667
Croatia$31,9691,833
Bulgaria$31,8452,027
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,322
Egypt$15,8881,463
Slovenia$13,4831,983
Latvia$11,7391,186
Estonia$11,5481,136
Lebanon$11,4432,102
Lithuania$10,6912,385
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,442
Australia3$2,504,5161,717
South Korea$524,9012,885
New Zealand1$429,0951,489
Taiwan$422,4591,113
Thailand$418,3781,109
Philippines$348,893986
Hong Kong$237,4142,359
Singapore$161,5631,757
Malaysia$144,5911,697
Indonesia$96,360920
India$93,5941,692
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,684
Mexico$793,6792,505
Argentina$333,6401,564
Chile$332,782854
Colombia$212,2131,474
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,339
Venezuela$77,3521,621
Dominican Republic$55,000172
Bolivia$41,4061,027
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,729
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398475
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.