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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

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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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 18

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
23 May 1980
1N
£1,025,796
£1,025,796
30 May 1980
1▲▼
£1,038,162
£2,375,407
6 Jun 1980
1▲▼
£1,094,358
£3,907,508
13 Jun 1980
1▲▼
£1,105,000
£5,509,758
20 Jun 1980
1▲▼
£1,022,538
£6,839,057
27 Jun 1980
1▲▼
£1,072,151
£8,340,068
4 Jul 1980
1▲▼
£861,342
£9,334,942
11 Jul 1980
1▲▼
£579,197
£10,074,778
18 Jul 1980
1▲▼
£375,265
£10,618,912
25 Jul 1980
2▼
£150,810
£10,837,587
1 Aug 1980
2▲▼
£88,429
£10,965,809
8 Aug 1980
3▼
£75,796
£11,071,923
15 Aug 1980
2▲
£63,162
£11,157,192
22 Aug 1980
2▲▼
£37,898
£11,210,249
29 Aug 1980
2▲▼
£50,531
£11,278,466
5 Sep 1980
1▲
£25,266
£11,312,575
12 Sep 1980
4▼
£12,633
£11,329,630
19 Sep 1980
6▼
£10,420
£11,343,176
11 Apr 1997
1▲
£1,987,161
£1,987,161
18 Apr 1997
1▲▼
£1,265,879
£3,822,686
25 Apr 1997
3▼
£450,000
£4,475,186
2 May 1997
10▼
£150,000
£4,670,186
5 Jun 2015
8▲
£304,115
£304,115
12 Jun 2015
7▲
£261,525
£565,640
19 Jun 2015
9▼
£284,590
£850,230
26 Jun 2015
5▲
£275,875
£1,126,105
3 Jul 2015
7▼
£293,275
£1,419,380
10 Jul 2015
7▲▼
£287,225
£1,706,605
17 Jul 2015
11▼
£303,625
£2,010,230
24 Jul 2015
9▲
£304,900
£2,315,130
31 Jul 2015
8▲
£295,275
£2,610,405
7 Aug 2015
8▲▼
£261,750
£2,872,155
14 Aug 2015
12▼
£289,000
£3,161,155
21 Aug 2015
12▲▼
£278,575
£3,439,730
28 Aug 2015
12▲▼
£274,625
£3,714,355
4 Sep 2015
11▲
£262,425
£3,976,780
11 Sep 2015
9▲
£254,125
£4,230,905
18 Sep 2015
7▲
£281,600
£4,512,505
25 Sep 2015
8▼
£294,775
£4,807,280
10 Jul 2020
1▲
£50,406
£50,406
17 Jul 2020
2▼
£33,343
£77,478
24 Jul 2020
6▼
£20,259
£96,509
31 Jul 2020
4▲
£31,136
£126,432
7 Aug 2020
5▼
£27,617
£152,898
14 Aug 2020
14▼
£12,116
£164,539
21 Aug 2020
11▲
£28,199
£191,645
6 Nov 2020
14▼
£531
£192,158
27 Sep 2024
12▲
£160,047
£8,096,254
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 19

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
23 May 1980
1▲
$7,244,308
$7,244,308
6 Jun 1980
1▲▼
$4,339,769
$21,584,999
13 Jun 1980
3▼
$3,606,000
$35,190,000
20 Jun 1980
1▲
$10,840,307
$47,332,853
27 Jun 1980
1▲▼
$9,217,874
$64,904,375
25 Jul 1980
1▲▼
$7,130,000
$118,310,568
1 Aug 1980
1▲▼
$5,758,789
$130,000,000
14 Mar 1997
5▼
$5,127,288
$59,542,713
21 Mar 1997
9▼
$2,427,835
$63,356,239
28 Mar 1997
16▼
$927,623
$65,230,502
4 Apr 1997
16▲▼
$452,200
$65,682,702
18 Apr 1997
18▼
$101,926
$65,983,579
10 Jul 2020
1▲
$611,000
$290,900,000
7 Aug 2020
2▼
$174,000
$291,056,960
21 Aug 2020
6▼
$230,000
$291,286,960
25 Sep 2020
5▲
$908,000
$292,194,960
2 Oct 2020
6▼
$335,000
$292,529,960
9 Oct 2020
9▼
$145,000
$292,674,960
16 Oct 2020
12▼
$79,000
$292,753,960