Australia Box Office for Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
Theatrical Performance (US$) | ||
Australia Box Office | $195,086 | Details |
Worldwide Box Office | $482,365,284 | Details |
Home Market Performance | ||
North America Blu-ray Sales | $3,580,455 | Details |
Total North America Video Sales | $3,580,455 | |
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Metrics
Movie Details
Production Budget: | $32,500,000 |
Australia Releases: | October 27th, 1983 (Wide) September 25th, 2020 (Special Engagement) |
Video Release: | September 12th, 2006 by Fox Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG for sci-fi action violence |
Running Time: | 133 minutes |
Franchise: | Star Wars |
Keywords: | Visual Effects, Heroic Adventure, Good vs. Evil, Redemption, Dysfunctional Family, Ambush, Rebellion, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent |
Source: | Original Screenplay |
Genre: | Adventure |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Science Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Lucasfilm |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |
Weekend predictions: three new movies in the top five, but Mario will win for fourth weekend straight
April 29th, 2023
No less than four films open wide this weekend, and Return of the Jedi gets an anniversary re-release, but none of them will come close to knocking The Super Mario Bros. Movie off the top of the box office chart.
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2011 Holiday Gift Guide: Part I
November 23rd, 2011
This weekend is Thanksgiving and as always that means Black Friday and Cyber Monday plus 48 hours of shopping in-between. And as always, I've already done my Christmas shopping, for the most part. (I'm still waiting to see if the B.C.Lions win the Grey Cup. If not, I'll need to look for an alternative gift.) For everyone else who is still searching, we present the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. As usual, the gift guide is divided into several sections, starting with Major Movie Releases. These are first run releases, franchise box sets, etc. However, before we get into the individual titles, we will start with an update on...
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Blu-ray Sales: Transformers Soar Past the Moon
October 14th, 2011
Transformers: Dark of the Moon dominated the new releases and the Blu-ray sales chart in a way few films have managed. It sold 1.42 million units generating $29.66 million from Friday through Sunday. Its opening Blu-ray ratio was 64%, which is a record for a first-run release. It also represented 68% of all Blu-rays sold, which is mind-boggling.
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Blu-ray Sales: Bridesmaids Highlight of Banner Week
October 5th, 2011
Bridesmaids led the way on the Blu-ray sales chart, just as it did on the DVD sales chart. It was by far the best new release selling 593,000 units and generating $13.30 million in revenue. Its opening week Blu-ray ratio was 30%, which is very high for this type of release and further proof Blu-ray is taking over from DVD.
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Blu-ray Sales: Thor Goes to War
September 28th, 2011
There are three major releases on this week's Blu-ray sales chart, including one that was released a little early, and one that was released a little late. Leading the way in terms of units sold is Thor with 799,000 units / $22.00 million. Its opening Blu-ray ratio was just a hair under 50% and that's a figure that will quickly become the norm for blockbuster releases.
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DVD and Blu-ray Releases for September 13th, 2011
September 13th, 2011
It is an incredibly busy week on the home market with several major releases, including Thor on Blu-ray, as well as Star Wars The Complete Saga, which comes out this Friday. Unfortunately, neither of the screeners have arrived yet, so it is hard to tell if they are pick of the week material. I figured Star Wars would easily take that honor, but the changes made have pissed off enough people that I think it's best that I hold off making a judgment till after it arrives. After spending way too long trying to pick between the two, I'm going with Degrassi: Season Ten, Part Two instead.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
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2020/09/25 | 5 | $176,373 | 197 | $895 | $176,373 | 1 | |
2024/05/03 | 15 | $105,694 | 163 | $648 | $105,694 | 2,115 |
Box Office Summary Per Territory
Territory | Release Date |
Opening Weekend |
Opening Weekend Screens |
Maximum Screens |
Theatrical Engagements |
Total Box Office |
Report Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 9/25/2020 | $176,373 | 197 | 197 | 364 | $195,086 | 5/6/2024 |
New Zealand | 4/24/1997 | $0 | 0 | 62 | 111 | $30,074 | 5/6/2024 |
North America | 3/14/1997 | $23,019,618 | 1,002 | 2,111 | 40,761 | $316,465,003 | |
United Kingdom | 4/28/2023 | $561,514 | 40 | 40 | 40 | $561,514 | 5/9/2023 |
Rest of World | $165,113,607 | ||||||
Worldwide Total | $482,365,284 | 5/6/2024 |
Leading Cast
Mark Hamill | Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker |
Harrison Ford | Han Solo |
Carrie Fisher | Princess Leia Organa |
Supporting Cast
Billy Dee Williams | Lando Calrissian |
Anthony Daniels | C-3PO |
David Prowse | Darth Vader |
Kenny Baker | R2-D2 |
Peter Mayhew | Chewbacca |
Frank Oz | Yoda |
Ian McDiarmid | Emperor Palpatine |
James Earl Jones | Voice of Darth Vader |
Alec Guinness | Jedi Knight Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi |
Sebastian Shaw | Anakin Skywalker |
Warwick Davis | Wicket |
Denis Lawson | Wedge Antilles |
Tony Cox | Ewok |
Kenneth Colley | Admiral Piett |
Jeremy Bulloch | Boba Fett |
Richard Marquand | Maj. Marquand (AT-ST driver)/EV-9D9 |
Michael Pennington | Moff Jerjerrod |
Michael Carter | Bib Fortuna |
Tim Rose | Admiral Ackbar |
Dermot Crowley | General Madine |
Caroline Blakiston | Mon Mothma |
Femi Taylor | Oola |
Annie Arbogast | Sy Snootles |
Claire Davenport | Fat Dancer |
Jack Purvis | Teebo |
Mike Edmonds | Logray/Jabba/Puppeteer |
Jane Busby | Chief Chirpa |
Malcolm Dixon | Ewok Warrior |
Michael Cottrell | Ewok Warrior |
Nicki Reade | Nicki |
Adam Bareham | Stardestroyer Controller |
Jonathan Oliver | Stardestroyer Controller |
Pip Miller | Stardestroyer Captain |
Tom Mannion | Stardestroyer Captain |
For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.
Production and Technical Credits
Richard Marquand | Director |
Lawrence Kasdan | Screenwriter |
George Lucas | Screenwriter |
George Lucas | Story by |
Howard Kazanjian | Producer |
George Lucas | Executive Producer |
John Williams | Composer |
Sean Barton | Editor |
Marcia Lucas | Editor |
Duwayne Dunham | Editor |
Norman Reynolds | Production Designer |
Alan Hume | Cinematographer |
Jim Glennon | Director of Photography-Location |
Victoria Rose Sampson* | Co-Producer |
Jim Bloom | Co-Producer |
David Tomblin | Assistant Director |
David Tomblin | Second Unit Director |
Miki Herman | Unit Production Manager |
Douglas Twiddy | Production Supervisor |
Fred Hole | Art Director |
James Schoppe | Art Director |
Joe Johnston | Art Director-Visual Effects |
Michael Ford | Set Decorator |
Harry Lange | Set Decorator |
Jack Lowin | Additional Photography |
Richard Edlund | Visual Effects Designer |
Dennis Muren | Visual Effects Designer |
Ken Ralston | Visual Effects Designer |
Aggie Guerard Rodgers | Costume Designer |
Nilo Rodis-Jamero | Costume Designer |
Mary Elizabeth Still | Costume Supervisor |
Ron Beck | Costume Supervisor |
Tony Dawe | Sound Mixer |
Randy Thom | Sound Mixer |
Gary Summers | Re-recording Mixer |
Roger Savage | Re-recording Mixer |
Ben Burtt | Re-recording Mixer |
Randy Thom | Re-recording Mixer |
Richard Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
Ken Fischer | Sound Effects Editor |
Ben Burtt | Sound Designer |
Laurel Ladevich | Dialogue Editor |
Curt Schulkey | Dialogue Editor |
Bonnie Koehler | Dialogue Editor |
Victoria Rose Sampson* | Dialogue Editor |
Ken Wannberg | Supervising Music Editor |
Tom Smith | Make up |
Graham Freeborn | Make up |
Pat McDermott | Hairstylist |
Phil Tippett | Special Make-up Effects |
Stuart Freeborn | Special Make-up Effects |
Joseph Williams | Song Writer |
Annie Arbogast | Song Writer |
John Williams | Song Writer |
Mary Selway | Casting Director |
Glenn Randall | Stunt Coordinator |
The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.