#124 All-time worldwide

#1 1977 releases

Movie profile

Star Wars

Name: Star Wars
Genre: Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1977-05-25
Duration: 121 min

1977 · 121 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 $775.4M

Budget $11.0M

Gross minus budget $764.4M

ROI 70.49x

Domestic gross

$325.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$449.7M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$120.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Star Wars ranks

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

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #124 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1977 releases #1 Release-year chart position of 69 titles Ranked against movies released in 1977. Studio / company #7 Lucasfilm Ltd.. of 21 titles Position inside the mapped Lucasfilm Ltd.. movie set. Franchise #6 Star Wars of 9 titles Ranked against mapped movies from the same franchise. Primary genre #98 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.

#121 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 2008 · $786.6M #122 Deadpool 2 2018 · $785.9M #123 Deadpool 2016 · $782.8M #125 No Time to Die 2021 · $774.2M #126 Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 · $772.8M #127 The Batman 2022 · $772.8M

Quick answer

How did Star Wars (1977) perform at the box office?

High confidence

Star Wars (1977) earned a reported $775.4M worldwide against a reported $11.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $764.4M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 70.49x. In this database it currently ranks #124 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #1 among 1977 releases.

Worldwide gross: $775,398,007
Budget: $11,000,000
Gross minus budget: $764,398,007
ROI: 70.49x

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.

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Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: May 25, 1977
Production: Lucasfilm Ltd., 20th Century Fox
Countries: US

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Studio / production companyLucasfilm Ltd.. FranchiseStar Wars Release year chart1977 box office Genre chartAdventure Genre chartAction Genre chartScience Fiction

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1977, Star Wars 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 $775.4M, reported production budget is $11.0M, gross-minus-budget is $764.4M, ROI is 70.49x. For comparison, it currently sits #124 all-time in the current chart set and #1 among 1977 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.