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$20,682,400493
Germany$7,771,680852
France$7,249,4481,139
Spain$1,867,3042,039
Italy$1,449,7472,255
Sweden$928,380883
Switzerland$871,892623
Belgium$743,2311,161
Poland$682,4471,396
Netherlands1$594,0822,109
Denmark$586,2151,011
Norway1$580,9031,193
Austria$507,9391,374
Finland$326,8481,110
Hungary$314,1831,036
South Africa$230,8831,613
Türkiye$205,9982,339
Greece$203,9951,591
Israel$172,8131,100
Portugal$150,9972,053
Romania$70,5311,639
Czech Republic1$61,9622,441
Croatia$56,4861,402
Bulgaria$42,9811,812
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,145
Egypt$22,1121,346
Slovenia$19,3361,786
Lebanon$18,0501,848
Estonia$15,5601,067
Latvia$14,8431,126
Lithuania$11,0972,341
Iceland1$6,9752,732
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,269
Australia2$3,527,4701,414
South Korea$894,8142,402
New Zealand1$662,6281,062
Thailand$527,598971
Taiwan$468,4441,067
Philippines$450,766860
Hong Kong$354,0741,934
Singapore$218,7081,554
Indonesia$158,756839
Malaysia$156,4191,653
India$115,9551,625
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,458
Mexico$1,031,7972,228
Argentina$543,2111,193
Chile$480,424672
Colombia$330,3961,170
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,110
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.