Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (1999)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983May 19, 1999
Production Budget $111,222,222$244,035,433
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,0022,970
Maximum Theaters 2,1113,126
Theatrical Engagements 40,76152,892
Domestic Opening Weekend $78,778,248$137,531,940
Domestic Box Office $1,083,013,566$1,034,656,487
International Box Office $567,747,628$1,172,431,102
Worldwide Box Office $1,650,761,194$2,207,087,589
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
1st Friday $22,028,862 /
$58,443,975
$39,188,935 /
$125,875,132
1st Saturday $27,865,472 /
$86,309,447
$51,807,922 /
$177,683,054
1st Sunday $28,883,915 /
$115,193,362
$46,535,083 /
$224,218,137
1st Monday $25,567,426 /
$140,760,788
$23,090,573 /
$247,308,710
1st Tuesday $14,303,537 /
$155,064,325
$17,361,052 /
$264,669,762
1st Wednesday $13,128,976 /
$168,193,300
$16,449,847 /
$281,119,609
1st Thursday $12,878,849 /
$181,072,149
$15,979,360 /
$297,098,969
2nd Friday $17,400,012 /
$198,472,161
$28,714,612 /
$325,813,958
2nd Saturday $23,429,108 /
$221,901,269
$41,020,828 /
$366,834,787
2nd Sunday $17,792,500 /
$239,693,769
$39,337,497 /
$406,172,284
2nd Monday - /
-
$32,901,144 /
$439,473,985
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$11,585,608 /
$451,059,593
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$11,238,040 /
$462,297,633
2nd Thursday - /
-
$10,635,548 /
$472,933,181
3rd Friday - /
-
$17,708,484 /
$490,640,665
3rd Saturday - /
-
$29,473,114 /
$520,113,780
3rd Sunday - /
-
$22,493,701 /
$542,730,822
3rd Monday - /
-
$8,317,090 /
$551,047,913
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$8,492,961 /
$559,540,874
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$8,089,577 /
$567,630,451
3rd Thursday - /
-
$8,148,978 /
$575,779,429
4th Friday - /
-
$14,164,665 /
$589,943,988
4th Saturday - /
-
$22,334,547 /
$612,278,535
4th Sunday - /
-
$17,787,000 /
$630,173,571
4th Monday - /
-
$6,419,755 /
$636,593,326
4th Tuesday - /
-
$6,517,862 /
$643,111,188
4th Wednesday - /
-
$6,300,377 /
$649,411,565
4th Thursday - /
-
$6,754,829 /
$656,166,394
5th Friday - /
-
$10,196,437 /
$666,363,154
5th Saturday - /
-
$15,660,709 /
$682,023,862
5th Sunday - /
-
$14,474,484 /
$696,186,128
5th Monday - /
-
$5,030,519 /
$701,216,646
5th Tuesday - /
-
$5,131,815 /
$706,348,461
5th Wednesday - /
-
$4,724,685 /
$711,073,146
5th Thursday - /
-
$5,240,372 /
$716,313,519
6th Friday - /
-
$8,000,118 /
$724,314,142
6th Saturday - /
-
$12,254,823 /
$736,568,965
6th Sunday - /
-
$9,593,776 /
$746,259,677
6th Monday - /
-
$4,478,377 /
$750,738,054
6th Tuesday - /
-
$4,755,448 /
$755,493,503
6th Wednesday - /
-
$3,691,844 /
$759,185,347
6th Thursday - /
-
$4,487,065 /
$763,672,412
7th Friday - /
-
$6,153,937 /
$769,825,689
7th Saturday - /
-
$8,106,220 /
$777,931,909
7th Sunday - /
-
$5,920,512 /
$783,852,421
7th Monday - /
-
$7,960,387 /
$791,877,940
7th Tuesday - /
-
$3,656,177 /
$795,534,117
7th Wednesday - /
-
$2,934,692 /
$798,468,809
7th Thursday - /
-
$2,970,866 /
$801,439,675
8th Friday - /
-
$4,297,146 /
$805,779,535
8th Saturday - /
-
$6,525,295 /
$812,304,831
8th Sunday - /
-
$4,766,118 /
$817,379,437
8th Monday - /
-
$2,260,212 /
$819,639,649
8th Tuesday - /
-
$2,580,246 /
$822,219,895
8th Wednesday - /
-
$2,248,820 /
$824,468,715
8th Thursday - /
-
$2,182,447 /
$826,651,162
9th Friday - /
-
$3,023,917 /
$829,675,909
9th Saturday - /
-
$5,039,862 /
$834,715,772
9th Sunday - /
-
$3,796,343 /
$838,635,193
9th Monday - /
-
$1,799,384 /
$840,435,107
9th Tuesday - /
-
$1,880,193 /
$842,315,300
9th Wednesday - /
-
$1,726,396 /
$844,041,696
9th Thursday - /
-
$1,750,369 /
$845,792,065
10th Friday - /
-
$2,206,929 /
$847,999,787
10th Saturday - /
-
$3,671,142 /
$851,670,929
10th Sunday - /
-
$2,828,689 /
$854,698,509
10th Monday - /
-
$1,244,400 /
$855,942,909
10th Tuesday - /
-
$1,376,555 /
$857,319,465
10th Wednesday - /
-
$1,205,461 /
$858,524,919
10th Thursday - /
-
$1,278,351 /
$859,803,276
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Opening Weekend $78,778,248 /
$104,345,674
$137,531,940 /
$224,218,137
2nd Weekend $58,963,842 /
$239,693,769
$109,072,938 /
$406,172,284
3rd Weekend $41,049,775 /
$347,973,523
$69,797,642 /
$542,730,822
4th Weekend $38,388,935 /
$416,026,373
$54,394,142 /
$630,173,571
5th Weekend $38,082,198 /
$482,667,721
$40,019,734 /
$696,186,128
6th Weekend $41,198,853 /
$540,145,274
$29,946,159 /
$746,259,677
7th Weekend $25,112,013 /
$582,497,139
$28,205,528 /
$791,877,940
8th Weekend $28,304,687 /
$630,382,601
$15,897,098 /
$817,379,437
9th Weekend $24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
$11,984,561 /
$838,635,723
10th Weekend $19,369,600 /
$689,274,001
$8,906,444 /
$854,698,509
11th Weekend $15,396,595 /
$717,490,124
$7,258,929 /
$867,062,206
12th Weekend $12,865,157 /
$742,190,738
$4,717,731 /
$875,928,372
13th Weekend $10,381,889 /
$761,407,632
$3,222,556 /
$882,018,989
14th Weekend $8,771,399 /
$777,187,368
$2,591,879 /
$886,593,242
15th Weekend $12,009,026 /
$794,833,913
$1,931,585 /
$890,037,473
16th Weekend $5,550,335 /
$802,565,822
$3,257,045 /
$894,191,994
17th Weekend $4,607,584 /
$808,952,312
$1,386,384 /
$896,040,811
18th Weekend $3,741,170 /
$814,091,405
$1,696,299 /
$898,260,663
19th Weekend $3,141,011 /
$818,375,654
$1,701,744 /
$900,596,277
20th Weekend $2,753,896 /
$822,001,262
$1,479,273 /
$902,634,621
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Opening Week - /
-
$86,686,197 /
$86,686,197
2nd Week $155,162,502 /
$180,729,927
$210,412,772 /
$297,098,969
3rd Week $126,193,822 /
$306,923,749
$142,532,133 /
$472,933,181
4th Week $70,713,689 /
$377,637,438
$102,846,248 /
$575,779,429
5th Week $66,948,085 /
$444,585,523
$80,386,965 /
$656,166,394
6th Week $54,360,898 /
$498,946,421
$60,147,125 /
$716,313,519
7th Week $58,438,705 /
$557,385,126
$47,358,893 /
$763,672,412
8th Week $44,692,788 /
$602,077,914
$37,809,927 /
$801,482,339
9th Week $43,051,586 /
$645,129,500
$25,168,824 /
$826,651,162
10th Week $24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
$19,140,902 /
$845,792,065
11th Week $32,189,128 /
$702,093,529
$14,011,212 /
$859,803,276
12th Week $27,232,053 /
$729,325,582
$11,407,364 /
$871,210,640
13th Week $21,700,161 /
$751,025,742
$7,585,793 /
$878,796,433
14th Week $17,390,228 /
$768,415,970
$5,204,930 /
$884,001,363
15th Week $14,408,918 /
$782,824,887
$4,104,525 /
$888,105,888
16th Week $14,190,600 /
$797,015,488
$2,829,060 /
$890,934,949
17th Week $7,329,240 /
$804,344,728
$3,719,478 /
$894,654,426
18th Week $6,005,507 /
$810,350,235
$1,909,938 /
$896,564,364
19th Week $4,884,408 /
$815,234,642
$2,330,169 /
$898,894,533
20th Week $4,012,723 /
$819,247,366
$2,260,814 /
$901,155,348

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.