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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1983
 131 minutes (2 hrs 11 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Release dates

US release date US release: 25th May 1983
Canada release date Canada release: 25th May 1983
Lesotho release date Lesotho release: 25th May 1983

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 3rd Jun '83
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 28

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 27th May '83
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $30.5 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 49

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 28th Apr '23
  • Debut position: 12
  • Highest position: 12
  • Debut gross: $5.7 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

3 Jun, 1983
1
10 Jun, 1983
2
17 Jun, 1983
1
24 Jun, 1983
1
1 Jul, 1983
1
8 Jul, 1983
1
15 Jul, 1983
1
22 Jul, 1983
2
29 Jul, 1983
2
5 Aug, 1983
2
12 Aug, 1983
3
19 Aug, 1983
3
26 Aug, 1983
5
2 Sep, 1983
5
9 Sep, 1983
8
16 Sep, 1983
7
23 Sep, 1983
8
30 Sep, 1983
8
7 Oct, 1983
7
14 Oct, 1983
7
21 Oct, 1983
11
28 Oct, 1983
11
25 Apr, 1997
1
2 May, 1997
2
9 May, 1997
4
28 Apr, 2023
7
20 Sep, 2024
13
4 Oct, 2024
10

US box office

27 May, 1983
1
3 Jun, 1983
1
10 Jun, 1983
1
17 Jun, 1983
2
24 Jun, 1983
1
1 Jul, 1983
1
8 Jul, 1983
1
15 Jul, 1983
2
22 Jul, 1983
3
29 Jul, 1983
3
5 Aug, 1983
2
12 Aug, 1983
4
19 Aug, 1983
6
26 Aug, 1983
6
2 Sep, 1983
5
9 Sep, 1983
6
16 Sep, 1983
8
23 Sep, 1983
9
30 Sep, 1983
11
7 Oct, 1983
12
14 Oct, 1983
10
21 Oct, 1983
11
28 Oct, 1983
13
4 Nov, 1983
14
11 Nov, 1983
14
18 Nov, 1983
15
2 Dec, 1983
13
9 Dec, 1983
13
16 Dec, 1983
15
23 Dec, 1983
1
30 Dec, 1983
1
6 Jan, 1984
15
17 Feb, 1984
13
2 Mar, 1984
15
9 Mar, 1984
14
29 Mar, 1985
6
5 Apr, 1985
9
12 Apr, 1985
15
14 Mar, 1997
1
21 Mar, 1997
3
28 Mar, 1997
4
4 Apr, 1997
9
11 Apr, 1997
12
18 Apr, 1997
14
28 Apr, 2023
4

Global box office

28 Apr, 2023
12

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Certificates

US
PG

K-8

11

G

12

PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £16.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $309.3 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $475.1 Million

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