Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983May 19, 2005
Production Budget $32,500,000$115,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,0023,661
Maximum Theaters 2,1113,663
Theatrical Engagements 40,76126,895
Domestic Opening Weekend $23,019,618$108,435,841
Domestic Box Office $316,465,003$380,270,577
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,009,821,373$639,518,994
International Box Office $165,900,281$468,728,300
Worldwide Box Office $482,365,284$848,998,877
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  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
1st Friday $6,437,005 /
$17,077,785
$33,529,613 /
$83,543,472
1st Saturday $8,142,508 /
$25,220,293
$40,693,760 /
$124,237,232
1st Sunday $8,440,105 /
$33,660,398
$34,212,468 /
$158,449,700
1st Monday $7,471,001 /
$41,131,399
$14,352,807 /
$172,802,507
1st Tuesday $4,179,605 /
$45,311,004
$9,907,711 /
$182,710,218
1st Wednesday $3,836,389 /
$49,147,393
$8,652,951 /
$191,363,169
1st Thursday $3,763,300 /
$52,910,693
$9,079,570 /
$200,442,739
2nd Friday $5,084,419 /
$57,995,112
$15,579,342 /
$216,022,081
2nd Saturday $6,846,168 /
$64,841,280
$20,918,340 /
$236,940,421
2nd Sunday $5,199,107 /
$70,040,387
$18,708,290 /
$255,648,711
2nd Monday - /
-
$14,841,083 /
$270,489,794
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$4,406,639 /
$274,896,433
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$4,004,937 /
$278,901,370
2nd Thursday - /
-
$3,903,255 /
$282,804,625
3rd Friday - /
-
$7,076,177 /
$289,880,802
3rd Saturday - /
-
$10,456,177 /
$300,336,979
3rd Sunday - /
-
$7,555,982 /
$307,892,961
3rd Monday - /
-
$2,421,791 /
$310,314,752
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$2,345,139 /
$312,659,891
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$2,311,696 /
$314,971,587
3rd Thursday - /
-
$2,286,110 /
$317,257,697
4th Friday - /
-
$4,005,339 /
$321,263,036
4th Saturday - /
-
$6,268,941 /
$327,531,977
4th Sunday - /
-
$4,577,194 /
$332,109,171
4th Monday - /
-
$1,688,809 /
$333,797,980
4th Tuesday - /
-
$1,586,799 /
$335,384,779
4th Wednesday - /
-
$1,351,744 /
$336,736,523
4th Thursday - /
-
$1,365,664 /
$338,102,187
5th Friday - /
-
$2,582,816 /
$340,685,003
5th Saturday - /
-
$3,943,650 /
$344,628,653
5th Sunday - /
-
$3,512,032 /
$348,140,685
5th Monday - /
-
$1,129,468 /
$349,270,153
5th Tuesday - /
-
$1,076,732 /
$350,346,885
5th Wednesday - /
-
$1,043,986 /
$351,390,871
5th Thursday - /
-
$965,277 /
$352,356,148
6th Friday - /
-
$1,702,370 /
$354,058,518
6th Saturday - /
-
$2,489,517 /
$356,548,035
6th Sunday - /
-
$1,921,184 /
$358,469,219
6th Monday - /
-
$829,713 /
$359,298,932
6th Tuesday - /
-
$844,775 /
$360,143,707
6th Wednesday - /
-
$653,714 /
$360,797,421
6th Thursday - /
-
$673,693 /
$361,471,114
7th Friday - /
-
$1,196,367 /
$362,667,481
7th Saturday - /
-
$1,504,762 /
$364,172,243
7th Sunday - /
-
$1,381,021 /
$365,553,264
7th Monday - /
-
$949,313 /
$366,502,577
7th Tuesday - /
-
$611,415 /
$367,113,992
7th Wednesday - /
-
$574,938 /
$367,688,930
7th Thursday - /
-
$530,159 /
$368,219,089
8th Friday - /
-
$765,386 /
$368,984,475
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,092,385 /
$370,076,860
8th Sunday - /
-
$743,029 /
$370,819,889
8th Monday - /
-
$334,230 /
$371,154,119
8th Tuesday - /
-
$350,413 /
$371,504,532
8th Wednesday - /
-
$358,587 /
$371,863,119
8th Thursday - /
-
$359,707 /
$372,222,826
9th Friday - /
-
$454,196 /
$372,677,022
9th Saturday - /
-
$713,609 /
$373,390,631
9th Sunday - /
-
$535,588 /
$373,926,219
9th Monday - /
-
$225,094 /
$374,151,313
9th Tuesday - /
-
$226,170 /
$374,377,483
9th Wednesday - /
-
$221,678 /
$374,599,161
9th Thursday - /
-
$230,505 /
$374,829,666
10th Friday - /
-
$289,937 /
$375,119,603
10th Saturday - /
-
$431,368 /
$375,550,971
10th Sunday - /
-
$325,677 /
$375,876,648
10th Monday - /
-
- /
-
10th Tuesday - /
-
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-
10th Wednesday - /
-
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-
10th Thursday - /
-
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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
Opening Weekend $23,019,618 /
$30,490,619
$108,435,841 /
$158,449,700
2nd Weekend $17,229,694 /
$70,040,387
$55,205,972 /
$255,648,711
3rd Weekend $11,995,064 /
$101,680,575
$25,088,336 /
$307,892,961
4th Weekend $11,217,546 /
$121,566,148
$14,851,474 /
$332,109,171
5th Weekend $11,127,915 /
$141,039,269
$10,038,498 /
$348,140,685
6th Weekend $12,038,626 /
$157,834,658
$6,113,071 /
$358,469,219
7th Weekend $7,337,926 /
$170,210,203
$4,082,150 /
$365,553,264
8th Weekend $8,270,850 /
$184,202,708
$2,600,800 /
$370,819,889
9th Weekend $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
$1,703,393 /
$373,926,219
10th Weekend $5,659,948 /
$201,411,234
$1,046,982 /
$375,876,648
11th Weekend $4,499,005 /
$209,656,205
$573,122 /
$377,080,716
12th Weekend $3,759,299 /
$216,873,917
$423,249 /
$377,864,535
13th Weekend $3,033,669 /
$222,489,243
$331,226 /
$378,461,703
14th Weekend $2,563,071 /
$227,100,205
$327,011 /
$378,977,117
15th Weekend $3,509,131 /
$232,256,663
$248,124 /
$379,392,611
16th Weekend $1,621,851 /
$234,515,987
$244,917 /
$379,743,566
17th Weekend $1,346,372 /
$236,382,169
$118,798 /
$379,972,309
18th Weekend $1,093,199 /
$237,883,852
$88,357 /
$380,101,660
19th Weekend $917,828 /
$239,135,743
$45,204 /
$380,176,196
20th Weekend $804,710 /
$240,195,174
$21,109 /
$380,209,351
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
Opening Week - /
-
$50,013,859 /
$50,013,859
2nd Week $45,339,692 /
$52,810,693
$150,428,880 /
$200,442,739
3rd Week $36,874,818 /
$89,685,511
$82,361,886 /
$282,804,625
4th Week $20,663,091 /
$110,348,602
$34,453,072 /
$317,257,697
5th Week $19,562,752 /
$129,911,354
$20,844,490 /
$338,102,187
6th Week $15,884,678 /
$145,796,032
$14,253,961 /
$352,356,148
7th Week $17,076,245 /
$162,872,277
$9,114,966 /
$361,471,114
8th Week $13,059,581 /
$175,931,858
$6,747,975 /
$368,219,089
9th Week $12,580,009 /
$188,511,867
$4,003,737 /
$372,222,826
10th Week $7,239,419 /
$195,751,286
$2,606,840 /
$374,829,666
11th Week $9,405,914 /
$205,157,200
$1,677,928 /
$376,507,594
12th Week $7,957,418 /
$213,114,618
$933,692 /
$377,441,286
13th Week $6,340,956 /
$219,455,574
$689,191 /
$378,130,477
14th Week $5,081,560 /
$224,537,134
$519,629 /
$378,650,106
15th Week $4,210,398 /
$228,747,532
$494,381 /
$379,144,487
16th Week $4,146,604 /
$232,894,136
$354,162 /
$379,498,649
17th Week $2,141,661 /
$235,035,797
$354,862 /
$379,853,511
18th Week $1,754,856 /
$236,790,653
$159,792 /
$380,013,303
19th Week $1,427,262 /
$238,217,915
$117,689 /
$380,130,992
20th Week $1,172,549 /
$239,390,464
$57,250 /
$380,188,242

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.