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Star Wars

Domestic Total Gross: $307,263,857
Domestic Lifetime Gross: $460,998,007
Distributor: FoxRelease Date: May 25, 1977
Genre: Sci-Fi FantasyRuntime: 2 hrs. 1 min.
MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $11 million

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic:  $460,998,007    59.5%
+ Foreign:  $314,400,000    40.5%
= Worldwide:  $775,398,007  
Domestic Summary
Release Dates:  May 25, 1977 (limited)
 July 15, 1977 (wide)
Limited Opening Weekend: $1,554,475
(#1 rank, 43 theaters, $36,150 average)
Wide Opening Weekend: $6,806,951
(#1 rank, 757 theaters, $8,992 average)
% of Total Gross: 2.2%
> View All 29 Weekends
Widest Release:  1,750 theaters
The Players
Director:George Lucas
Writer:George Lucas
Actors:Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Producer:George Lucas (Executive)
Composer:John Williams
1977 Academy Awards®
Nominated for One Oscar.
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Genres
Genre Rank
Sci-Fi - Adventure 3
Franchises
Franchise Rank
Series: Star Wars 3
Charts
Chart Rank
All Time Domestic 5
All Time Adjusted 2
All Time Worldwide 37
Opening Weeks 1,657
Opening Weekends 1,990
Fifth Weekends 190
Sixth Weekends 125
Seventh Weekends 88
Rated G and PG 2
Rated PG 2
BOM Users' Grades 7
Charts (Premier Pass Users Only)Rank
Highest All Time Rank (on January 1, 1982) 1
Opening Weeks Adjusted 515
Opening Weekends Adjusted - July 107
Opening Weekends Adjusted 764
Third Weekends Adjusted 145
Fourth Weekends Adjusted 26
Fifth Weekends Adjusted 15
Sixth Weekends Adjusted 15
Seventh Weekends Adjusted 8
Rated G and PG Adjusted 2
Rated PG Adjusted 1
Rated PG, Opening Weekends Adjusted 167
 
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