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$316,566,10199
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$8,743,2391,148
Germany$6,015,7241,094
France$5,944,2091,375
Spain$1,255,9652,488
Italy1$1,219,5932,463
Switzerland$753,576690
Sweden$701,6511,022
Belgium$571,8561,356
Netherlands$463,0142,372
Norway1$446,8661,372
Poland$424,1931,857
Austria$402,3411,582
Denmark$382,0541,264
Finland$251,7081,294
Hungary$240,2491,262
South Africa$161,8611,923
Greece$146,1491,817
Israel$123,7611,188
Türkiye$106,9223,052
Portugal$98,4482,390
Romania$73,4141,614
Iceland$54,6181,351
Czech Republic$47,3542,650
Croatia$31,9691,822
Bulgaria$31,8452,014
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,310
Egypt$15,8881,461
Slovenia$13,4831,972
Latvia$11,7391,183
Estonia$11,5481,133
Lebanon$11,4432,100
Lithuania$10,6912,364
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,435
Australia3$2,504,5161,711
South Korea$524,9012,874
New Zealand1$429,0951,485
Taiwan$422,4591,108
Thailand$418,3781,106
Philippines$348,893981
Hong Kong$237,4142,346
Singapore$161,5631,754
Malaysia$144,5911,692
Indonesia$96,360914
India$93,5941,686
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,679
Mexico$793,6792,494
Argentina$333,6401,559
Chile$332,782850
Colombia$212,2131,466
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,335
Venezuela$77,3521,619
Dominican Republic$55,000171
Bolivia$41,4061,025
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,727
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398473
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.