Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.

All Releases

Domestic (53.2%)
$292,753,960
International (46.8%)
$257,262,126
Worldwide
$550,016,086
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$4,910,483
Budget$18,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 21, 1980 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 21, 1980Domestic$209,398,025$209,398,025
1982 Re-releaseNovember 19, 1982Domestic$13,276,241$13,276,241
1997 Special EditionFebruary 21, 1997Domestic, EMEA$67,597,694$10,826,763$78,424,457
Star Wars: May the 4th MarathonMay 1, 2014Australia$340,670$340,670
2015 Re-releaseJune 5, 2015United Kingdom$9,593,937$9,593,937
2020 Re-releaseJune 5-September 10, 20208 markets$2,482,000$654,150$3,137,879
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$292,753,960119
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$20,682,400505
Germany$7,771,680862
France$7,249,4481,151
Spain$1,867,3042,057
Italy$1,449,7472,267
Sweden$928,380889
Switzerland$871,892631
Belgium$743,2311,169
Poland$682,4471,417
Netherlands1$594,0822,125
Denmark$586,2151,021
Norway1$580,9031,204
Austria$507,9391,385
Finland$326,8481,124
Hungary$314,1831,054
South Africa$230,8831,625
Türkiye$205,9982,356
Greece$203,9951,598
Israel$172,8131,110
Portugal$150,9972,073
Romania$70,5311,670
Czech Republic1$61,9622,475
Croatia$56,4861,421
Bulgaria$42,9811,839
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,164
Egypt$22,1121,352
Slovenia$19,3361,809
Lebanon$18,0501,852
Estonia$15,5601,077
Latvia$14,8431,133
Lithuania$11,0972,385
Iceland1$6,9752,759
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,279
Australia2$3,527,4701,429
South Korea$894,8142,422
New Zealand1$662,6281,067
Thailand$527,598978
Taiwan$468,4441,078
Philippines$450,766867
Hong Kong$354,0741,958
Singapore$218,7081,563
Indonesia$158,756851
Malaysia$156,4191,665
India$115,9551,637
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,470
Mexico$1,031,7972,250
Argentina$543,2111,205
Chile$480,424680
Colombia$330,3961,187
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,119
Dominican Republic$100,00093
Venezuela$92,2851,559
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644995
Uruguay$38,8821,215
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815418
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.