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$292,753,960119
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom3$20,682,400503
Germany$7,771,680859
France$7,249,4481,150
Spain$1,867,3042,054
Italy$1,449,7472,266
Sweden$928,380888
Switzerland$871,892628
Belgium$743,2311,168
Poland$682,4471,412
Netherlands1$594,0822,121
Denmark$586,2151,017
Norway1$580,9031,202
Austria$507,9391,382
Finland$326,8481,119
Hungary$314,1831,050
South Africa$230,8831,625
Türkiye$205,9982,352
Greece$203,9951,596
Israel$172,8131,109
Portugal$150,9972,061
Romania$70,5311,660
Czech Republic1$61,9622,467
Croatia$56,4861,417
Bulgaria$42,9811,835
Serbia and Montenegro$36,4041,163
Egypt$22,1121,351
Slovenia$19,3361,804
Lebanon$18,0501,851
Estonia$15,5601,075
Latvia$14,8431,132
Lithuania$11,0972,374
Iceland1$6,9752,752
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$7,615,8621,280
Australia2$3,527,4701,425
South Korea$894,8142,417
New Zealand1$662,6281,069
Thailand$527,598977
Taiwan$468,4441,076
Philippines$450,766867
Hong Kong$354,0741,953
Singapore$218,7081,562
Indonesia$158,756848
Malaysia$156,4191,662
India$115,9551,635
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$1,235,1301,467
Mexico$1,031,7972,246
Argentina$543,2111,200
Chile$480,424678
Colombia$330,3961,183
Puerto Rico$266,850147
Central America+$263,579133
Peru$242,3261,117
Dominican Republic$100,00093
Venezuela$92,2851,558
Lesser Antilles$44,965131
Bolivia$43,644994
Uruguay$38,8821,213
Jamaica$12,701230
Paraguay$8,815416
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.