Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.All Releases
Domestic (59.5%)
$460,998,507
$460,998,507
International (40.5%)
$314,400,000
$314,400,000
Worldwide
$775,398,507
$775,398,507
Domestic DistributorTwentieth Century Fox
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Domestic Opening$1,554,475
Budget$11,000,000
Earliest Release DateMay 25, 1977
(Domestic)
MPAAPG
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresAction
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
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By Release
Release Group | Rollout | Markets | Domestic | International | Worldwide |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Original Release | May 25, 1977 | Domestic | $307,263,857 | – | $307,263,857 |
1982 Re-release | August 13, 1982 | Domestic | $15,476,785 | – | $15,476,785 |
1997 Special Edition | January 31, 1997 | Domestic, EMEA | $138,257,865 | $22,445,735 | $160,703,600 |
Star Wars: May the 4th Marathon | May 1, 2014 | Australia | – | $340,670 | $340,670 |
2020 Re-release | July 3-August 13, 2020 | APAC, EMEA | – | $237,148 | $252,116 |
2022 Re-release | Australia | – | – | $1,337 |
Multi-Title Release Group
Only a portion of these grosses count towards this title's totals.
By Region
Domestic | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Domestic | 3 | $460,998,507 | 26 |
EMEA | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 | $26,453,539 | 344 |
Germany | $14,605,904 | 416 | |
France | $11,371,635 | 701 | |
Spain | $4,967,598 | 958 | |
Italy | $3,361,807 | 1,210 | |
Sweden | $2,050,843 | 451 | |
Switzerland | $1,535,838 | 382 | |
Belgium | $1,409,731 | 652 | |
Poland | $1,327,264 | 798 | |
Netherlands | $1,318,822 | 1,255 | |
Norway | $1,293,915 | 663 | |
Denmark | $1,193,862 | 600 | |
Austria | $1,069,482 | 763 | |
Finland | $620,183 | 686 | |
Hungary | $591,759 | 554 | |
South Africa | $443,626 | 1,077 | |
Greece | $363,897 | 1,154 | |
Portugal | $359,311 | 1,290 | |
Türkiye | $334,792 | 1,806 | |
Israel | $312,233 | 868 | |
Romania | $114,387 | 1,240 | |
Croatia | $95,020 | 976 | |
Egypt | $84,540 | 720 | |
Czech Republic | $69,463 | 2,285 | |
Bulgaria | $55,305 | 1,552 | |
Lebanon | $50,680 | 1,215 | |
Serbia and Montenegro | $47,728 | 914 | |
Slovenia | $43,273 | 1,255 | |
Latvia | $23,461 | 957 | |
Estonia | $21,791 | 936 | |
Lithuania | $13,324 | 2,156 | |
Iceland | $1,681 | 3,100 |
APAC | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Japan | $15,216,513 | 689 | |
Australia | 3 | $8,871,494 | 603 |
New Zealand | 1 | $1,641,934 | 397 |
South Korea | $1,297,610 | 2,079 | |
Thailand | $1,225,361 | 491 | |
Philippines | $1,000,323 | 532 | |
Taiwan | $975,132 | 681 | |
Hong Kong | $541,864 | 1,518 | |
Indonesia | $503,367 | 535 | |
Singapore | $466,734 | 1,027 | |
India | $378,852 | 1,215 | |
Malaysia | $250,594 | 1,387 |
LATAM | # Releases | Lifetime Gross | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
Brazil | $2,824,307 | 889 | |
Mexico | $2,391,527 | 1,427 | |
Argentina | $1,342,322 | 603 | |
Chile | $1,050,359 | 380 | |
Puerto Rico | $775,021 | 61 | |
Central America+ | $524,187 | 75 | |
Colombia | $516,272 | 914 | |
Peru | $480,798 | 686 | |
Venezuela | $272,640 | 1,124 | |
Dominican Republic | $230,000 | 39 | |
Uruguay | $89,564 | 682 | |
Bolivia | $79,905 | 674 | |
Lesser Antilles | $46,514 | 128 | |
Paraguay | $24,793 | 244 | |
Jamaica | $23,327 | 178 |