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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
CAST & DIRECTOR
BOX OFFICE DATA
GLOBAL RELEASES
TOP GROSSING
FILM SERIES
NEWS
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:
20th June 1980
Canada release:
21st May 1980
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
US
PG
Total grosses
UK total gross
£21.2 Million
US total gross
$292.8 Million
Global total gross
$538.4 Million
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Last viewed:
19th Oct 2025
Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£21,172,865
653
Hercules
654
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
655
Batman
US total gross
$292,753,960
119
Up
120
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
121
Inception
Global total gross
$538,375,067
233
World War Z
234
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
235
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Genres
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
US release: 20th June 1980
Canada release: 21st May 1980
Ireland release: 27th June 1980
£21.2 Million 
$292.8 Million 
$538.4 Million 
