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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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1980
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Irvin Kershner

Starring

Mark Hamill · Harrison Ford · Carrie Fisher · Billy Dee Williams · Anthony Daniels · David Prowse

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 20th June 1980
Canada release date Canada release: 21st May 1980
Ireland release date Ireland release: 27th June 1980

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 23rd May '80
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £1 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 48

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 23rd May '80
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $7.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 19

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 5th Jun '20
  • Debut position: 26
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $39.7 Thousand
  • Total weeks on top 15: 9

Chart position history

UK box office

23 May, 1980
1
30 May, 1980
1
6 Jun, 1980
1
13 Jun, 1980
1
20 Jun, 1980
1
27 Jun, 1980
1
4 Jul, 1980
1
11 Jul, 1980
1
18 Jul, 1980
1
25 Jul, 1980
2
1 Aug, 1980
2
8 Aug, 1980
3
15 Aug, 1980
2
22 Aug, 1980
2
29 Aug, 1980
2
5 Sep, 1980
1
12 Sep, 1980
4
19 Sep, 1980
6
11 Apr, 1997
1
18 Apr, 1997
1
25 Apr, 1997
3
2 May, 1997
10
5 Jun, 2015
8
12 Jun, 2015
7
19 Jun, 2015
9
26 Jun, 2015
5
3 Jul, 2015
7
10 Jul, 2015
7
17 Jul, 2015
11
24 Jul, 2015
9
31 Jul, 2015
8
7 Aug, 2015
8
14 Aug, 2015
12
21 Aug, 2015
12
28 Aug, 2015
12
4 Sep, 2015
11
11 Sep, 2015
9
18 Sep, 2015
7
25 Sep, 2015
8
10 Jul, 2020
1
17 Jul, 2020
2
24 Jul, 2020
6
31 Jul, 2020
4
7 Aug, 2020
5
14 Aug, 2020
14
21 Aug, 2020
11
6 Nov, 2020
14
27 Sep, 2024
12

US box office

23 May, 1980
1
6 Jun, 1980
1
13 Jun, 1980
3
20 Jun, 1980
1
27 Jun, 1980
1
25 Jul, 1980
1
1 Aug, 1980
1
14 Mar, 1997
5
21 Mar, 1997
9
10 Jul, 2020
1
7 Aug, 2020
2
21 Aug, 2020
6
25 Sep, 2020
5
2 Oct, 2020
6
9 Oct, 2020
9
16 Oct, 2020
12

Global box office

10 Jul, 2020
6
25 Sep, 2020
14

Other movies in this series

Star Wars
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Certificates


PG age rating
US
PG

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £21.2 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $292.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $538.4 Million

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Films in series
Star Wars
Star Wars / 1977
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back / 1980
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi / 1983
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace / 1999
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones / 2002
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith / 2005
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens / 2015
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story / 2016
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi / 2017
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story / 2018
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker / 2019