Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.

All Releases

Domestic (65.6%)
$316,566,101
International (34.4%)
$165,900,281
Worldwide
$482,466,382
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$23,019,618
Budget$32,500,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1983 (Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 11 min
GenresAction Adventure Fantasy Sci-Fi

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseMay 25, 1983-April 28, 2023EMEA, Domestic$252,583,617$18,020$252,601,637
1985 Re-releaseMarch 29, 1985Domestic$11,252,123$11,252,123
1997 Special EditionMarch 14-April 24, 1997EMEA, Domestic$45,470,437$43,917,920$89,388,357
Star Wars: May the 4th MarathonMay 1, 2014Australia$340,670$340,670
2020 Re-releaseSeptember 24, 2020APAC$217,664$218,650
2023 Re-releaseApril 28, 2023Domestic$7,259,924$7,259,924
2024 - Re-releaseUnited Kingdom$1,259,384$1,259,384
2022 Re-releaseAustralia$4,846
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.

By Region

Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic4$316,566,101102
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$8,743,2391,163
Germany$6,015,7241,105
France$5,944,2091,388
Spain$1,255,9652,509
Italy1$1,219,5932,479
Switzerland$753,576698
Sweden$701,6511,030
Belgium$571,8561,364
Netherlands$463,0142,390
Norway1$446,8661,387
Poland$424,1931,879
Austria$402,3411,595
Denmark$382,0541,276
Finland$251,7081,307
Hungary$240,2491,279
South Africa$161,8611,935
Greece$146,1491,824
Israel$123,7611,198
Türkiye$106,9223,079
Portugal$98,4482,414
Romania$73,4141,645
Iceland$54,6181,365
Czech Republic$47,3542,689
Croatia$31,9691,851
Bulgaria$31,8452,043
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,331
Egypt$15,8881,467
Slovenia$13,4831,998
Latvia$11,7391,190
Estonia$11,5481,143
Lebanon$11,4432,106
Lithuania$10,6912,408
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,444
Australia3$2,504,5161,727
South Korea$524,9012,902
New Zealand1$429,0951,494
Taiwan$422,4591,120
Thailand$418,3781,113
Philippines$348,893989
Hong Kong$237,4142,375
Singapore$161,5631,762
Malaysia$144,5911,704
Indonesia$96,360928
India$93,5941,698
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,692
Mexico$793,6792,515
Argentina$333,6401,572
Chile$332,782859
Colombia$212,2131,487
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,345
Venezuela$77,3521,624
Dominican Republic$55,000172
Bolivia$41,4061,032
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,735
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398478
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.