Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
“Every saga has a beginning.”
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Genres
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Studio
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Language
en
Status
Released
How Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace performed
Budget
$115.0M
Worldwide Gross
$1.0B
Gross Profit
$931.5M
Return
9.1× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$121M
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
Qui-Gon Jinn
Liam Neeson
Qui-Gon Jinn
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Ewan McGregor
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Padmé Amidala
Natalie Portman
Padmé Amidala
Anakin Skywalker
Jake Lloyd
Anakin Skywalker
Senator Palpatine
Ian McDiarmid
Senator Palpatine
Shmi Skywalker
Pernilla August
Shmi Skywalker
Governor Sio Bibble
Oliver Ford Davies
Governor Sio Bibble
Captain Panaka
Hugh Quarshie
Captain Panaka
Jar Jar Binks
Ahmed Best
Jar Jar Binks
C-3PO (voice)
Anthony Daniels
C-3PO (voice)
R2-D2
Kenny Baker
R2-D2
Yoda (voice)
Frank Oz
Yoda (voice)
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