Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) vs. Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (1977)
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| Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | |
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| Domestic Release Date | May 21, 1980 | May 25, 1977 |
| Production Budget | $23,000,000 | $11,000,000 |
| Opening Weekend Theaters | 126 | 43 |
| Maximum Theaters | 2,322 | 2,375 |
| Theatrical Engagements | 35,345 | 43,684 |
| Domestic Opening Weekend | $4,910,483 | $1,554,475 |
| Domestic Box Office | $291,738,960 | $460,998,007 |
| Inflation Adjusted Domestic Box Office |
$1,042,740,647 | $1,771,490,282 |
| International Box Office | $257,262,126 | $314,400,000 |
| Worldwide Box Office | $549,001,086 | $775,398,007 |
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| Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | |
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| 1st Friday | $1,397,356 / $3,738,470 | - / - |
| 1st Saturday | $1,735,194 / $5,473,664 | - / - |
| 1st Sunday | $1,770,644 / $7,244,308 | - / - |
| 1st Monday | $1,505,321 / $8,756,918 | - / - |
| 1st Tuesday | $855,745 / $9,612,663 | - / - |
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| Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back | Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope | |
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| Opening Weekend | $4,910,483 / $7,244,308 | $1,554,475 / $2,048,249 |
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| 4th Weekend | $3,606,000 / $15,190,077 | $2,788,281 / $12,943,513 |
| 5th Weekend | $10,480,307 / $47,332,853 | $4,885,463 / $20,514,376 |
| 6th Weekend | $9,217,874 / $64,904,375 | $7,452,980 / $32,157,349 |
| 7th Weekend | $8,309,772 / $81,958,005 | $6,197,462 / $42,129,994 |
| 8th Weekend | $6,652,858 / $94,296,366 | $6,806,951 / $53,777,851 |
| 9th Weekend | $6,721,000 / $105,714,000 | $7,000,644 / $65,887,563 |
| 10th Weekend | $7,130,000 / $118,310,568 | $6,234,376 / $77,323,425 |
| 11th Weekend | $5,758,789 / $130,000,000 | $7,195,573 / $90,284,705 |
| 12th Weekend | $4,554,679 / $139,069,964 | $6,705,755 / $102,267,928 |
| 13th Weekend | $4,321,216 / $145,893,923 | $5,908,751 / $113,031,275 |
| 14th Weekend | - / - | $5,239,535 / $122,576,055 |
| 15th Weekend | - / - | $7,737,847 / $133,727,463 |
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| 5th Week | $40,098,546 / $36,492,546 | $5,473,681 / $15,628,913 |
| 6th Week | $19,193,955 / $55,686,501 | $9,075,456 / $24,704,369 |
| 7th Week | $17,961,732 / $73,648,233 | - / - |
| 8th Week | $13,995,275 / $87,643,508 | $11,038,368 / $46,970,900 |
| 9th Week | $11,349,492 / $98,993,000 | $11,916,019 / $58,886,919 |
| 10th Week | $12,187,568 / $111,180,568 | $12,202,130 / $71,089,049 |
| 11th Week | $13,060,643 / $124,241,211 | $12,000,083 / $83,089,132 |
| 12th Week | $10,274,074 / $134,515,285 | $12,473,041 / $95,562,173 |
| 13th Week | $7,057,422 / $141,572,707 | $11,560,351 / $107,122,524 |
| 14th Week | - / - | $10,213,996 / $117,336,520 |
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Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.