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$316,566,10198
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
United Kingdom1$8,743,2391,145
Germany$6,015,7241,092
France$5,944,2091,371
Spain$1,255,9652,478
Italy1$1,219,5932,455
Switzerland$753,576689
Sweden$701,6511,021
Belgium$571,8561,354
Netherlands$463,0142,367
Norway1$446,8661,368
Poland$424,1931,850
Austria$402,3411,581
Denmark$382,0541,262
Finland$251,7081,291
Hungary$240,2491,256
South Africa$161,8611,918
Greece$146,1491,817
Israel$123,7611,187
Türkiye$106,9223,040
Portugal$98,4482,380
Romania$73,4141,600
Iceland$54,6181,346
Czech Republic$47,3542,638
Croatia$31,9691,813
Bulgaria$31,8452,002
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,306
Egypt$15,8881,460
Slovenia$13,4831,963
Latvia$11,7391,182
Estonia$11,5481,132
Lebanon$11,4432,100
Lithuania$10,6912,348
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,430
Australia3$2,504,5161,706
South Korea$524,9012,866
New Zealand1$429,0951,478
Taiwan$422,4591,104
Thailand$418,3781,105
Philippines$348,893980
Hong Kong$237,4142,339
Singapore$161,5631,751
Malaysia$144,5911,690
Indonesia$96,360910
India$93,5941,682
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,674
Mexico$793,6792,486
Argentina$333,6401,557
Chile$332,782848
Colombia$212,2131,456
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,335
Venezuela$77,3521,618
Dominican Republic$55,000171
Bolivia$41,4061,024
Lesser Antilles$37,538139
Uruguay$17,7121,725
Jamaica$7,090253
Paraguay$6,398472
Detailed breakdowns are not available for some areas.