Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Similar movies (click to add): Love and Monsters (2020), Star Wars Ep. IV: A New Hope (1977), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979), Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

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  Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Domestic Release Date May 21, 1980
Production Budget $23,000,000
Opening Weekend Theaters 126
Maximum Theaters 2,322
Theatrical Engagements 35,471
Domestic Opening Weekend $4,910,483
Domestic Box Office $291,738,960
Inflation Adjusted
Domestic Box Office
$1,042,740,647
International Box Office $257,262,126
Worldwide Box Office $549,001,086
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  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
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 /
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  Star Wars
Ep. V: The
Empire Strikes
Back
Opening Weekend $4,910,483 /
$7,244,308
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3rd Weekend $4,339,769 /
$11,584,077
4th Weekend $3,606,000 /
$15,190,077
5th Weekend $10,840,307 /
$47,332,853
6th Weekend $9,217,874 /
$64,904,375
7th Weekend $8,309,772 /
$81,958,005
8th Weekend $6,652,858 /
$94,296,366
9th Weekend $6,721,000 /
$105,714,000
10th Weekend $7,130,000 /
$118,310,568
11th Weekend $5,758,789 /
$130,000,000
12th Weekend $4,554,679 /
$139,069,964
13th Weekend $4,321,216 /
$145,893,923
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Back
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5th Week $40,098,546 /
$36,492,546
6th Week $19,193,955 /
$55,686,501
7th Week $17,961,732 /
$73,648,233
8th Week $13,995,275 /
$87,643,508
9th Week $11,349,492 /
$98,993,000
10th Week $12,187,568 /
$111,180,568
11th Week $13,060,643 /
$124,241,211
12th Week $10,274,074 /
$134,515,285
13th Week $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.