Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

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.

All Releases

Domestic (59.5%)
$460,998,507
International (40.5%)
$314,400,000
Worldwide
$775,398,507
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$1,554,475
Budget$11,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1977 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 25, 1977Domestic$307,263,857$307,263,857
1982 Re-releaseAugust 13, 1982Domestic$15,476,785$15,476,785
1997 Special EditionJanuary 31, 1997EMEA, Domestic$138,257,865$22,445,735$160,703,600
Star Wars: May the 4th MarathonMay 1, 2014Australia$340,670$340,670
2020 Re-releaseJuly 3-August 13, 2020EMEA, APAC$237,148$252,116
2022 Re-releaseAustralia$1,337
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic3$460,998,50726
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom2$26,453,539344
Germany$14,605,904416
France$11,371,635701
Spain$4,967,598958
Italy$3,361,8071,210
Sweden$2,050,843451
Switzerland$1,535,838382
Belgium$1,409,731652
Poland$1,327,264798
Netherlands$1,318,8221,255
Norway$1,293,915663
Denmark$1,193,862600
Austria$1,069,482763
Finland$620,183686
Hungary$591,759554
South Africa$443,6261,077
Greece$363,8971,154
Portugal$359,3111,290
Türkiye$334,7921,806
Israel$312,233868
Romania$114,3871,240
Croatia$95,020976
Egypt$84,540720
Czech Republic$69,4632,285
Bulgaria$55,3051,552
Lebanon$50,6801,215
Serbia and Montenegro$47,728914
Slovenia$43,2731,255
Latvia$23,461957
Estonia$21,791936
Lithuania$13,3242,156
Iceland$1,6813,100
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$15,216,513689
Australia3$8,871,494603
New Zealand1$1,641,934397
South Korea$1,297,6102,079
Thailand$1,225,361491
Philippines$1,000,323532
Taiwan$975,132681
Hong Kong$541,8641,518
Indonesia$503,367535
Singapore$466,7341,027
India$378,8521,215
Malaysia$250,5941,387
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$2,824,307889
Mexico$2,391,5271,427
Argentina$1,342,322603
Chile$1,050,359380
Puerto Rico$775,02161
Central America+$524,18775
Colombia$516,272914
Peru$480,798686
Venezuela$272,6401,124
Dominican Republic$230,00039
Uruguay$89,564682
Bolivia$79,905674
Lesser Antilles$46,514128
Paraguay$24,793244
Jamaica$23,327178
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.