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MOVIE

Star Wars

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING FILM SERIES NEWS

1977

121 minutes (2 hrs 01 mins)

Production Country

United States

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

George Lucas

Starring

Mark Hamill · Harrison Ford · Carrie Fisher · Peter Cushing · Alec Guinness · Anthony Daniels

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 25th May 1977

United States release: 25th May 1977

France release: 19th October 1977

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 30th Dec '77
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £117.7 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 28

US box office

Box Office debut: 24th Aug '79
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: $6.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 20

WorldWide box office

Box Office debut: 14th Aug '20
Debut position: 23
Highest position: 23
Debut gross: $247.5 Thousand
Total weeks on top 15: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Dec, 1977
2

6 Jan, 1978
1

13 Jan, 1978
1

20 Jan, 1978
1

27 Jan, 1978
1

3 Feb, 1978
1

10 Feb, 1978
1

17 Feb, 1978
1

24 Feb, 1978
1

3 Mar, 1978
1

10 Mar, 1978
1

17 Mar, 1978
2

24 Mar, 1978
3

31 Mar, 1978
3

7 Apr, 1978
2

14 Apr, 1978
2

21 Apr, 1978
1

28 Apr, 1978
4

5 May, 1978
5

12 May, 1978
5

19 May, 1978
4

21 Mar, 1997
1

28 Mar, 1997
1

4 Apr, 1997
2

11 Apr, 1997
2

18 Apr, 1997
3

25 Apr, 1997
5

3 Jul, 2020
9

US box office

24 Aug, 1979
1

13 Aug, 1982
5

20 Aug, 1982
8

27 Aug, 1982
14

3 Sep, 1982
13

10 Sep, 1982
13

17 Sep, 1982
13

24 Sep, 1982
14

1 Oct, 1982
13

19 Nov, 1982
1

26 Nov, 1982
4

3 Dec, 1982
4

10 Dec, 1982
7

17 Dec, 1982
14

14 Mar, 1997
9

Global box office

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
United Kingdom Flag

£27.6 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$461 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$775.4 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 21

UK Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

Star Wars

30 Dec 1977

£117,690

6 Jan 1978

1▲

£650,021

£995,218

13 Jan 1978

1▲▼

£826,782

£2,194,052

20 Jan 1978

1▲▼

£626,819

£3,008,917

27 Jan 1978

1▲▼

£1,005,031

£4,466,212

3 Feb 1978

1▲▼

£1,002,511

£5,869,727

10 Feb 1978

1▲▼

£912,506

£7,192,861

17 Feb 1978

1▲▼

£866,076

£8,318,760

24 Feb 1978

1▲▼

£975,769

£9,636,048

3 Mar 1978

1▲▼

£587,885

£10,459,087

10 Mar 1978

1▲▼

£548,489

£11,172,123

17 Mar 1978

2▼

£708,921

£12,093,720

24 Mar 1978

3▼

£899,568

£13,308,137

31 Mar 1978

3▲▼

£59,827

£13,385,912

7 Apr 1978

2▲

£319,914

£13,849,787

14 Apr 1978

2▲▼

£614,224

£14,678,989

21 Apr 1978

1▲

£505,690

£15,361,671

28 Apr 1978

4▼

£44,064

£15,423,361

5 May 1978

5▼

£9,626

£15,436,837

12 May 1978

5▲▼

£1,196

£15,438,571

19 May 1978

4▲

£3,902

£15,444,034

21 Mar 1997

1▲

£3,702,720

28 Mar 1997

1▲▼

£2,406,795

£6,951,893

4 Apr 1997

2▼

£1,480,940

£9,025,209

11 Apr 1997

2▲▼

£1,019,454

£10,350,499

18 Apr 1997

3▼

£919,454

£11,591,762

25 Apr 1997

5▼

£400,003

£12,171,766

3 Jul 2020

9▼

£7,475

£18,517,623

US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 20

US Box Office Chart History

Date

Place

Week

Total

24 Aug 1979

1▲

$6,760,165

$232,463,833

13 Aug 1982

5▼

$3,766,803

20 Aug 1982

8▼

$2,308,429

$8,227,154

27 Aug 1982

14▼

$1,250,604

$10,839,546

3 Sep 1982

13▲

$1,258,912

$12,671,107

10 Sep 1982

13▲▼

$789,503

$13,700,461

17 Sep 1982

13▲▼

$518,949

$14,470,359

24 Sep 1982

14▼

$500,807

$15,141,861

1 Oct 1982

13▲

$174,451

$15,476,785

19 Nov 1982

1▲

$3,949,478

26 Nov 1982

4▼

$3,628,616

$9,628,913

3 Dec 1982

4▲▼

$1,573,257

$11,888,870

10 Dec 1982

7▼

$570,475

$12,854,492

17 Dec 1982

14▼

$206,294

$13,276,241

14 Mar 1997

9▲

$2,275,828

$134,014,403

21 Mar 1997

17▼

$896,449

$135,535,414

28 Mar 1997

26▼

$229,023

$136,098,767

4 Apr 1997

18▲

$141,632

$136,355,309

11 Apr 1997

16▲

$795,245

$137,183,234

18 Apr 1997

16▲▼

$340,452

$137,777,833