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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

 1980
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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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: 28
  • 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
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Certificates

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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