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, 1997EMEA, Domestic$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$292,753,960116
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$20,682,400494
Germany$7,771,680854
France$7,249,4481,143
Spain$1,867,3042,043
Italy$1,449,7472,258
Sweden$928,380885
Switzerland$871,892626
Belgium$743,2311,164
Poland$682,4471,399
Netherlands1$594,0822,114
Denmark$586,2151,014
Norway1$580,9031,197
Austria$507,9391,377
Finland$326,8481,114
Hungary$314,1831,041
South Africa$230,8831,617
Türkiye$205,9982,345
Greece$203,9951,592
Israel$172,8131,101
Portugal$150,9972,055
Romania$70,5311,647
Czech Republic1$61,9622,447
Croatia$56,4861,407
Bulgaria$42,9811,818
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,150
Egypt$22,1121,347
Slovenia$19,3361,789
Lebanon$18,0501,848
Estonia$15,5601,067
Latvia$14,8431,126
Lithuania$11,0972,350
Iceland1$6,9752,736
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,271
Australia2$3,527,4701,417
South Korea$894,8142,404
New Zealand1$662,6281,067
Thailand$527,598973
Taiwan$468,4441,069
Philippines$450,766863
Hong Kong$354,0741,939
Singapore$218,7081,556
Indonesia$158,756842
Malaysia$156,4191,656
India$115,9551,628
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,461
Mexico$1,031,7972,235
Argentina$543,2111,196
Chile$480,424673
Colombia$330,3961,174
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,112
Dominican Republic$100,00092
Venezuela$92,2851,555
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644989
Uruguay$38,8821,211
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815413
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.