Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Opening$1,554,475
43 theaters
43 theaters
Budget$11,000,000
Release Date
(Wide)May 25, 1977 (Jul 15, 1977)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
In Release951 days/135 weeks
Widest Release1,750 theaters
IMDbPro
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| Date | Rank | Weekly | %± LW | Theaters | Change | Avg | To Date | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20-26 | 1 | $493,774 | - | 32 | - | $15,430 | $493,774 | 1 |
| May 27-Jun 2 | 1 | $2,062,644 | +317.7% | 43 | +11 | $47,968 | $2,556,418 | 2 |
| Jun 17-23 | 1 | $5,473,681 | - | 157 | +109 | $34,864 | $15,628,913 | 5 |
| Jun 24-30 | 1 | $9,075,456 | +65.8% | 360 | +203 | $25,209 | $24,704,369 | 6 |
| Jul 1-7 | 1 | $11,228,163 | +23.7% | 452 | +92 | $24,841 | $35,932,532 | 7 |
| Jul 8-14 | 1 | $11,038,368 | -1.7% | 589 | +137 | $18,740 | $46,970,900 | 8 |
| Jul 15-21 | 1 | $11,916,019 | +8% | 757 | +168 | $15,741 | $58,886,919 | 9 |
| Jul 22-28 | 1 | $12,202,130 | +2.4% | 843 | +86 | $14,474 | $71,089,049 | 10 |
| Jul 29-Aug 4 | 1 | $12,000,083 | -1.7% | - | - | - | $83,089,132 | 11 |
| Aug 5-11 | 1 | $12,473,041 | +3.9% | 1,044 | - | $11,947 | $95,562,173 | 12 |
| Aug 12-18 | 1 | $11,560,351 | -7.3% | 1,074 | +30 | $10,763 | $107,122,524 | 13 |
| Aug 19-25 | 1 | $10,213,996 | -11.6% | 1,096 | +22 | $9,319 | $117,336,520 | 14 |
| Aug 26-Sep 1 | 1 | $8,653,096 | -15.3% | 1,048 | -48 | $8,256 | $125,989,616 | 15 |
| Oct 21-27 | 1 | $2,891,000 | - | - | - | - | $174,518,466 | 23 |
| Oct 28-Nov 3 | 1 | $4,144,585 | +43.4% | 739 | - | $5,608 | $178,663,051 | 24 |
| Nov 4-10 | 1 | $3,465,669 | -16.4% | 665 | -74 | $5,211 | $182,128,720 | 25 |
| Nov 11-17 | 1 | $2,846,784 | -17.9% | 642 | -23 | $4,434 | $184,975,504 | 26 |
| Nov 18-24 | 1 | $3,314,361 | +16.4% | 605 | -37 | $5,478 | $188,289,865 | 27 |
| Nov 25-Dec 1 | 1 | $3,013,831 | -9.1% | 593 | -12 | $5,082 | $191,303,696 | 28 |
| Dec 2-8 | 1 | $1,970,491 | -34.6% | 561 | -32 | $3,512 | $193,274,187 | 29 |
| Dec 9-15 | 1 | $1,547,262 | -21.5% | 485 | -76 | $3,190 | $194,821,449 | 30 |
| Mar 31-Apr 6 | 1 | $792,809 | - | 107 | - | $7,409 | $213,955,370 | 46 |
| Apr 7-13 | 1 | $979,923 | +23.6% | 104 | -3 | $9,422 | $214,935,293 | 47 |
