Since A New Hope debuted in 1977, Star Wars has been a box office juggernaut, and it just keeps on coming. With Star Wars: The Last Jedi releasing soon, as well as a Han Solo movie coming six months later, we thought it would be a good idea to see just how well these movies have done in the theaters.
Using data from Box Office Mojo, we've ranked every Star Wars movie that had a theatrical release by its box office. In addition, movies older than 10 years had their numbers adjusted for inflation accordingly.
If you want some more Star Wars goodness, check out the latest TV spot for The Last Jedi. You may have heard, but there's a live-action Star Wars series coming as well as a whole new trilogy from Rian Johnson. We got so excited that we came up with a few solo films we'd like to see.
[Update: The Last Jedi's numbers updated]
10. The Clones Wars (2008)
The animated feature served as a lead-in to the animated series of the same name: The Clone Wars. While it had a large theatrical release, it didn't make a lot of money. This is probably because this movie is nothing more than a pilot for an excellent TV series, but not a great stand-alone entity.
Domestic: $35,161,554
Foreign: $33,121,290
Total: $68,282,844
9. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)
Say what you want about the prequels--more bad than good obviously--but even the movie that made the lowest amount in the theaters, still came pretty close to the $1 billion mark. People went in droves to the theater to see Anakin Skywalker sulk.
Domestic: $310,676,740 [Adjusted For Inflation: $426,241,924]
Foreign: $338,721,588 [Adjusted For Inflation:$464,718,863]
Total: $649,398,328 [Adjusted For Inflation: $890,960,788]
8. Rogue One: A Story Wars Story (2016)
You know you have a successful franchise when your film has all-new characters and a brand-new story, and it still breaks $1 billion, even though it's one of the darkest Star Wars films to date.
Domestic: $532,177,324
Foreign: $523,879,949
Total: $1,056,057,273
7. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
The final act in the prequel trilogy gave us the birth of Darth Vader, which is probably the reason it did a bit better than Episode II.
Domestic: $380,270,577 [Adjusted For Inflation: $480,583,735]
Foreign: $468,484,191 [Adjusted For Inflation:$592,067,585]
Total: $848,754,768 [Adjusted For Inflation: $1,072,651,321]
6. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)
The final act in the original Star Wars trilogy brought in the least amount of money out of that lot, even though it had three separate theatrical releases.
Domestic: $309,306,177 [Adjusted For Inflation: $721,663,860]
Foreign: $165,800,000 [Adjusted For Inflation:$410,869,379]
Total: $475,106,177 [Adjusted For Inflation: $1,132,533,239]
Note: Return of the Jedi got three theatrical releases: 1983, 1985, and 1997.
5. Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017)
The Last Jedi had the second largest opening of all time, bringing in $220 million domestically. Look for these numbers to explode in the upcoming weeks because of the holidays and the fact the film opens in China on January 5.
Domestic: $574,483,043
Foreign: $646,000,000
Total: $1,220,483,043 [As of 1/10/18]
4. Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
In 1999, people were hungry for Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, and because of this, it brought in $1.5 billion at the box office. And during this time, people everywhere loathed the antics of Jar Jar Binks.
Domestic: $474,544,677 [Adjusted For Inflation: $682,116,537]
Foreign: $552,500,000 [Adjusted For Inflation:$818,532,397]
Total: $1,027,044,677 [Adjusted For Inflation: $1,500,648,934]
Note: The Phantom Menace had two theatrical releases: 1999 and 2012.
3. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Arguably one of--if not the--best movies in the franchise is Empire Strikes Back, and while it didn't pull in the same numbers as A New Hope, it did exceptionally well.
Domestic: $290,475,067 [Adjusted For Inflation: $765,135,253]
Foreign: $247,900,000 [Adjusted For Inflation:$742,553,763]
Total: $538,375,067 [Adjusted For Inflation: $1,507,689,016]
Note: Empire Strikes Back got three theatrical releases: 1980, 1982, and 1997.
2. Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
People were pretty excited to have a new film in the Star Wars franchise--one that wasn't telling the origins of characters we already know and love. Because of this, The Force Awakens pulled in an incredible $2 billion during its theatrical run.
Domestic: $936,662,225
Foreign: $1,131,561,399
Total: $2,068,223,624
1. Episode IV: A New Hope (1977)
The original Star Wars took the world by storm. In 1977, people were lining up around the block to see it, and when adjusted for inflation, it pulled in $2.7 billion. It's doubtful another film will take the top spot.
Domestic: $460,998,007 [Adjusted For Inflation: $1,503,659,950]
Foreign: $314,400,000 [Adjusted For Inflation:$1,280,526,297]
Total: $775,398,007 [Adjusted For Inflation: $2,784,186,247]
Note: A New Hope got three theatrical releases: 1977, 1982, and 1997.
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