Return of the Jedi
“Return to a galaxy far far away.”
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.
Genres
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Studio
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Language
en
Status
Released
How Return of the Jedi performed
Budget
$32.4M
Worldwide Gross
$572.7M
Gross Profit
$540.4M
Return
17.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$66M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~33/67, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Adventure) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Luke Skywalker
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Han Solo
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
Princess Leia
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia
Lando Calrissian
Billy Dee Williams
Lando Calrissian
C-3PO
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO
Chewbacca
Peter Mayhew
Chewbacca
Anakin Skywalker
Sebastian Shaw
Anakin Skywalker
The Emperor
Ian McDiarmid
The Emperor
Yoda (voice)
Frank Oz
Yoda (voice)
Darth Vader (voice)
James Earl Jones
Darth Vader (voice)
Darth Vader
David Prowse
Darth Vader
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Alec Guinness
Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
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2015
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019