#222 All-time worldwide

#1 1983 releases

Movie profile

Return of the Jedi

Name: Return of the Jedi
Genre: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1983-05-25
Duration: 132 min

1983 · 132 min · Lucasfilm Ltd..

Adventure Action Science Fiction

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $572.7M

Budget $32.4M

Gross minus budget $540.4M

ROI 17.70x

Domestic gross

$240.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$332.2M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$89.0M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Return of the Jedi ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #222 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1983 releases #1 Release-year chart position of 150 titles Ranked against movies released in 1983. Studio / company #9 Lucasfilm Ltd.. of 21 titles Position inside the mapped Lucasfilm Ltd.. movie set. Franchise #8 Star Wars of 9 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #162 Adventure of 2,164 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

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Quick answer

How did Return of the Jedi (1983) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Return of the Jedi (1983) earned a reported $572.7M worldwide against a reported $32.4M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $540.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 17.70x. In this database it currently ranks #222 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #1 among 1983 releases.

Worldwide gross: $572,700,000
Budget: $32,350,000
Gross minus budget: $540,350,000
ROI: 17.70x

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: May 25, 1983
Production: Lucasfilm Ltd.
Countries: US

Related indexes

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Studio / production companyLucasfilm Ltd.. FranchiseStar Wars Release year chart1983 box office Genre chartAdventure Genre chartAction Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1983, Return of the Jedi is positioned in this dataset as a Adventure, Action, Science Fiction title from Lucasfilm Ltd. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $572.7M, reported production budget is $32.4M, gross-minus-budget is $540.4M, ROI is 17.70x. For comparison, it currently sits #222 all-time in the current chart set and #1 among 1983 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.

Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.