Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (Twentieth Century Fox)
Opened 5/21/1980 | Theatrical • Wide (2,097 locations)
After the Rebels are brutally overpowered by the Empire on the ice planet Hoth, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Director & Top Cast
Irvin Kershner
Director
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
Box Office Results
Domestic
| Week 1 09/25-10/01 | Week 2 10/02-10/08 | Week 3 10/09-10/15 | Week 4 10/16-10/22 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| weekend | 908000 | 335000 | 145000 | 79000 |
| cume | 908000 | 1243000 | 1388000 | 1467000 |
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| Weekend | Weekly | Locations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Gross $ | % Chg. | Gross $ | % Chg. | # | Chg. | Per Theater Average |
| 1 | 9/25/2020-10/1/2020 | $908,000 | - | $908,000 | - | 2,097 | - | $433 |
| 2 | 10/2/2020-10/8/2020 | $335,000 | -63.1 % | $335,000 | -63.1 % | 1,675 | -422 | $200 |
| 3 | 10/9/2020-10/15/2020 | $145,000 | -56.7 % | $145,000 | -56.7 % | 825 | -850 | $176 |
| 4 | 10/16/2020-10/22/2020 | $79,000 | -45.5 % | $79,000 | -45.5 % | 480 | -345 | $165 |
| Total | $1,467,000 | ||||||
Total Includes Full Week Grosses for Weeks 1-4
Worldwide
Box Office Results
| Domestic Total | International Total | Worldwide Total |
|---|---|---|
| $292,753,960 (53.2%) | $257,262,126 (46.8%) | $550,016,086 (100%) |
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