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$8,743,2391,153
Germany$6,015,7241,097
France$5,944,2091,379
Spain$1,255,9652,492
Italy1$1,219,5932,467
Switzerland$753,576693
Sweden$701,6511,024
Belgium$571,8561,359
Netherlands$463,0142,378
Norway1$446,8661,376
Poland$424,1931,862
Austria$402,3411,585
Denmark$382,0541,267
Finland$251,7081,296
Hungary$240,2491,265
South Africa$161,8611,927
Greece$146,1491,818
Israel$123,7611,189
Türkiye$106,9223,057
Portugal$98,4482,393
Romania$73,4141,622
Iceland$54,6181,353
Czech Republic$47,3542,657
Croatia$31,9691,825
Bulgaria$31,8452,020
Serbia and Montenegro$28,3161,315
Egypt$15,8881,461
Slovenia$13,4831,977
Latvia$11,7391,183
Estonia$11,5481,133
Lebanon$11,4432,100
Lithuania$10,6912,372
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan$6,361,5401,438
Australia3$2,504,5161,715
South Korea$524,9012,877
New Zealand1$429,0951,489
Taiwan$422,4591,110
Thailand$418,3781,108
Philippines$348,893984
Hong Kong$237,4142,355
Singapore$161,5631,756
Malaysia$144,5911,695
Indonesia$96,360917
India$93,5941,689
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Brazil$896,4451,682
Mexico$793,6792,500
Argentina$333,6401,562
Chile$332,782853
Colombia$212,2131,470
Puerto Rico$200,907167
Central America+$192,684169
Peru$174,0831,337
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.