Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (1977) vs. Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Popular comparisons with first movie (click to add): Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (1999), Star Wars Ep. VII: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars Ep. II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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  Star Wars
Ep. IV: A
New Hope
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1977May 21, 1980
Production Budget $11,000,000$23,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 43126
Maximum Theaters 2,3752,322
Theatrical Engagements 43,68435,471
Domestic Opening Weekend $1,554,475$4,910,483
Domestic Box Office $460,998,007$291,738,960
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,771,490,282$1,042,740,647
International Box Office $314,400,000$257,262,126
Worldwide Box Office $775,398,007$549,001,086
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Ep. IV: A
New Hope
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
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$1,397,356 /
$3,738,470
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$1,735,194 /
$5,473,664
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$7,244,308
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Ep. IV: A
New Hope
Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Weekend $1,554,475 /
$2,048,249
$4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
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$4,339,769 /
$11,584,077
4th Weekend $2,788,281 /
$12,943,513
$3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
5th Weekend $4,885,463 /
$20,514,376
$10,840,307 /
$47,332,853
6th Weekend $7,452,980 /
$32,157,349
$9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
7th Weekend $6,197,462 /
$42,129,994
$8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
8th Weekend $6,806,951 /
$53,777,851
$6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
9th Weekend $7,000,644 /
$65,887,563
$6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
10th Weekend $6,234,376 /
$77,323,425
$7,130,000 /
$118,310,568
11th Weekend $7,195,573 /
$90,284,705
$5,758,789 /
$130,000,000
12th Weekend $6,705,755 /
$102,267,928
$4,554,679 /
$139,069,964
13th Weekend $5,908,751 /
$113,031,275
$4,321,216 /
$145,893,923
14th Weekend $5,239,535 /
$122,576,055
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Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
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6th Week $9,075,456 /
$24,704,369
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8th Week $11,038,368 /
$46,970,900
$13,995,275 /
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9th Week $11,916,019 /
$58,886,919
$11,349,492 /
$98,993,000
10th Week $12,202,130 /
$71,089,049
$12,187,568 /
$111,180,568
11th Week $12,000,083 /
$83,089,132
$13,060,643 /
$124,241,211
12th Week $12,473,041 /
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$10,274,074 /
$134,515,285
13th Week $11,560,351 /
$107,122,524
$7,057,422 /
$141,572,707
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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.