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$316,566,10196
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$8,743,2391,130
Germany$6,015,7241,074
France$5,944,2091,354
Spain$1,255,9652,451
Italy1$1,219,5932,420
Switzerland$753,576679
Sweden$701,6511,011
Belgium$571,8561,337
Netherlands$463,0142,337
Norway1$446,8661,349
Poland$424,1931,818
Austria$402,3411,567
Denmark$382,0541,248
Finland$251,7081,271
Hungary$240,2491,232
South Africa$161,8611,908
Greece$146,1491,798
Israel$123,7611,169
Türkiye$106,9222,985
Portugal$98,4482,346
Romania$73,4141,550
Iceland$54,6181,332
Czech Republic$47,3542,592
Croatia$31,9691,774
Bulgaria$31,8451,958
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,272
Egypt$15,8881,449
Slovenia$13,4831,922
Latvia$11,7391,161
Estonia$11,5481,110
Lebanon$11,4432,090
Lithuania$10,6912,289
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,413
Australia3$2,504,5161,689
South Korea$524,9012,828
New Zealand1$429,0951,460
Taiwan$422,4591,092
Thailand$418,3781,096
Philippines$348,893971
Hong Kong$237,4142,308
Singapore$161,5631,741
Malaysia$144,5911,680
Indonesia$96,360893
India$93,5941,668
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,658
Mexico$793,6792,452
Argentina$333,6401,543
Chile$332,782839
Colombia$212,2131,432
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,319
Venezuela$77,3521,616
Dominican Republic$55,000171
Bolivia$41,4061,015
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,713
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398462
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.