Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. II: Attack
of the Clones
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983May 16, 2002
Production Budget $32,500,000$115,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,0023,161
Maximum Theaters 2,1113,161
Theatrical Engagements 40,76124,854
Domestic Opening Weekend $23,019,618$80,027,814
Domestic Box Office $316,465,003$310,676,740
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,009,821,373$576,436,353
International Box Office $165,900,281$346,018,875
Worldwide Box Office $482,365,284$656,695,615
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. II: Attack
of the Clones
1st Friday $6,437,005 /
$17,077,785
$24,404,757 /
$54,546,174
1st Saturday $8,142,508 /
$25,220,293
$31,253,618 /
$85,799,792
1st Sunday $8,440,105 /
$33,660,398
$24,369,439 /
$110,169,231
1st Monday $7,471,001 /
$41,131,399
$10,660,341 /
$120,829,572
1st Tuesday $4,179,605 /
$45,311,004
$7,502,796 /
$128,332,368
1st Wednesday $3,836,389 /
$49,147,393
$6,536,835 /
$134,869,203
1st Thursday $3,763,300 /
$52,910,693
$6,436,564 /
$141,305,767
2nd Friday $5,084,419 /
$57,995,112
$12,787,965 /
$154,093,732
2nd Saturday $6,846,168 /
$64,841,280
$18,560,664 /
$172,654,396
2nd Sunday $5,199,107 /
$70,040,387
$16,531,903 /
$189,186,299
2nd Monday - /
-
$12,123,417 /
$201,309,716
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$3,543,646 /
$204,853,362
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$3,196,283 /
$208,049,645
2nd Thursday - /
-
$3,272,248 /
$211,321,893
3rd Friday - /
-
$5,363,111 /
$216,685,004
3rd Saturday - /
-
$9,151,511 /
$225,836,515
3rd Sunday - /
-
$6,488,254 /
$232,324,769
3rd Monday - /
-
$2,215,127 /
$234,539,896
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$2,278,712 /
$236,818,608
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$2,104,451 /
$238,923,059
3rd Thursday - /
-
$2,171,580 /
$241,094,639
4th Friday - /
-
$3,909,079 /
$245,003,718
4th Saturday - /
-
$5,703,860 /
$250,707,578
4th Sunday - /
-
$4,398,774 /
$255,106,352
4th Monday - /
-
$1,483,308 /
$256,589,660
4th Tuesday - /
-
$1,654,676 /
$258,244,336
4th Wednesday - /
-
$1,495,286 /
$259,739,622
4th Thursday - /
-
$1,574,248 /
$261,313,870
5th Friday - /
-
$2,409,444 /
$263,723,314
5th Saturday - /
-
$3,720,291 /
$267,443,605
5th Sunday - /
-
$3,308,872 /
$270,752,477
5th Monday - /
-
$1,009,946 /
$271,762,423
5th Tuesday - /
-
$1,028,620 /
$272,791,043
5th Wednesday - /
-
$960,783 /
$273,751,826
5th Thursday - /
-
$925,857 /
$274,677,683
6th Friday - /
-
$1,395,286 /
$276,072,969
6th Saturday - /
-
$2,107,463 /
$278,180,432
6th Sunday - /
-
$1,648,280 /
$279,828,712
6th Monday - /
-
$661,419 /
$280,490,131
6th Tuesday - /
-
$702,441 /
$281,192,572
6th Wednesday - /
-
$691,033 /
$281,883,605
6th Thursday - /
-
$701,935 /
$282,585,540
7th Friday - /
-
$982,944 /
$283,568,484
7th Saturday - /
-
$1,459,332 /
$285,027,816
7th Sunday - /
-
$1,226,017 /
$286,253,833
7th Monday - /
-
$654,122 /
$286,907,955
7th Tuesday - /
-
$621,179 /
$287,529,134
7th Wednesday - /
-
$623,263 /
$288,161,397
7th Thursday - /
-
$685,346 /
$288,846,743
8th Friday - /
-
$833,161 /
$289,679,904
8th Saturday - /
-
$900,137 /
$290,580,041
8th Sunday - /
-
$717,356 /
$291,297,397
8th Monday - /
-
$286,288 /
$291,583,685
8th Tuesday - /
-
$325,000 /
$291,908,000
8th Wednesday - /
-
$309,000 /
$292,217,226
8th Thursday - /
-
$318,421 /
$292,535,647
9th Friday - /
-
$337,796 /
$292,873,443
9th Saturday - /
-
$528,109 /
$293,401,552
9th Sunday - /
-
$415,852 /
$293,817,404
9th Monday - /
-
$179,897 /
$293,997,301
9th Tuesday - /
-
$205,466 /
$294,202,767
9th Wednesday - /
-
$191,687 /
$294,394,454
9th Thursday - /
-
$206,465 /
$294,600,919
10th Friday - /
-
$283,909 /
$294,884,828
10th Saturday - /
-
$408,320 /
$295,293,148
10th Sunday - /
-
$328,409 /
$295,621,557
10th Monday - /
-
$145,248 /
$295,766,805
10th Tuesday - /
-
$158,005 /
$295,924,810
10th Wednesday - /
-
$142,925 /
$296,067,735
10th Thursday - /
-
$137,678 /
$296,205,413
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. II: Attack
of the Clones
Opening Weekend $23,019,618 /
$30,490,619
$80,027,814 /
$110,169,231
2nd Weekend $17,229,694 /
$70,040,387
$47,880,532 /
$189,186,353
3rd Weekend $11,995,064 /
$101,680,575
$21,002,876 /
$232,324,769
4th Weekend $11,217,546 /
$121,566,148
$14,011,713 /
$255,106,352
5th Weekend $11,127,915 /
$141,039,269
$9,438,607 /
$270,752,477
6th Weekend $12,038,626 /
$157,834,658
$5,151,029 /
$279,828,712
7th Weekend $7,337,926 /
$170,210,203
$3,668,293 /
$286,253,833
8th Weekend $8,270,850 /
$184,202,708
$2,450,654 /
$291,297,397
9th Weekend $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
$1,281,757 /
$293,817,404
10th Weekend $5,659,948 /
$201,411,234
$1,020,638 /
$295,621,557
11th Weekend $4,499,005 /
$209,656,205
$771,155 /
$296,976,568
12th Weekend $3,759,299 /
$216,873,917
$624,323 /
$298,104,822
13th Weekend $3,033,669 /
$222,489,243
$346,881 /
$298,843,836
14th Weekend $2,563,071 /
$227,100,205
$326,513 /
$299,401,811
15th Weekend $3,509,131 /
$232,256,663
$314,237 /
$299,916,304
16th Weekend $1,621,851 /
$234,515,987
$473,431 /
$300,669,320
17th Weekend $1,346,372 /
$236,382,169
$362,441 /
$301,131,530
18th Weekend $1,093,199 /
$237,883,852
$268,974 /
$301,500,448
19th Weekend $917,828 /
$239,135,743
$189,572 /
$301,765,087
20th Weekend $804,710 /
$240,195,174
$106,553 /
$301,921,085
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. II: Attack
of the Clones
Opening Week - /
-
- /
-
2nd Week $45,339,692 /
$52,810,693
$111,164,350 /
$141,305,767
3rd Week $36,874,818 /
$89,685,511
$70,016,126 /
$211,321,893
4th Week $20,663,091 /
$110,348,602
$29,772,746 /
$241,094,639
5th Week $19,562,752 /
$129,911,354
$20,219,231 /
$261,313,870
6th Week $15,884,678 /
$145,796,032
$13,363,813 /
$274,677,683
7th Week $17,076,245 /
$162,872,277
$7,907,857 /
$282,585,540
8th Week $13,059,581 /
$175,931,858
$6,261,203 /
$288,846,743
9th Week $12,580,009 /
$188,511,867
$3,688,904 /
$292,535,647
10th Week $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
$2,065,272 /
$294,600,919
11th Week $9,405,914 /
$205,157,200
$1,604,494 /
$296,205,413
12th Week $7,957,418 /
$213,114,618
$1,275,086 /
$297,480,499
13th Week $6,340,956 /
$219,455,574
$1,016,456 /
$298,496,955
14th Week $5,081,560 /
$224,537,134
$578,343 /
$299,075,298
15th Week $4,210,398 /
$228,747,532
$526,769 /
$299,602,067
16th Week $4,146,604 /
$232,894,136
$593,822 /
$300,195,889
17th Week $2,141,661 /
$235,035,797
$573,200 /
$300,769,089
18th Week $1,754,856 /
$236,790,653
$462,385 /
$301,231,474
19th Week $1,427,262 /
$238,217,915
$344,041 /
$301,575,515
20th Week $1,172,549 /
$239,390,464
$239,017 /
$301,814,532

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.