Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi Revenue (Daily) (with Theater Counts)
Movie Information
Domestic Total: 7.26M
Opening Weekend: 5.1M
Legs: 1.42
Overview: Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.
TMDB
7.9
IMDB
8.3
Metacritic
58
RT Tomato
84
RT Popcorn
94
Letterboxd
4.07
Daily Table
| Date | Revenue | % YD | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Apr 28, 2023 | $1,825,882 | + 0.00% | 475 |
| Sat, Apr 29, 2023 | $1,804,385 | -1.18% | 475 |
| Sun, Apr 30, 2023 | $1,470,387 | -18.51% | 475 |
| Mon, May 1, 2023 | $509,545 | -65.35% | 475 |
| Tue, May 2, 2023 | $560,325 | + 9.97% | 475 |
| Wed, May 3, 2023 | $764,717 | + 36.48% | 475 |
| Thu, May 4, 2023 | $324,683 | -57.54% | 475 |
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mark Hamill | Luke Skywalker |
| Harrison Ford | Han Solo |
| Carrie Fisher | Princess Leia |
| Billy Dee Williams | Lando Calrissian |
| Anthony Daniels | C-3PO |
| Peter Mayhew | Chewbacca |
| Sebastian Shaw | Anakin Skywalker |
| Ian McDiarmid | The Emperor |
| Frank Oz | Yoda (voice) |
| James Earl Jones | Darth Vader (voice) |
| David Prowse | Darth Vader |
| Alec Guinness | Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi |
| Kenny Baker | R2-D2 / Paploo |
| Michael Pennington | Moff Jerjerrod |
| Kenneth Colley | Admiral Piett |
| Michael Carter | Bib Fortuna |
| Denis Lawson | Wedge |
| Tim Rose | Admiral Ackbar |
| Dermot Crowley | General Madine |
| Caroline Blakiston | Mon Mothma |
| Warwick Davis | Wicket |
| Jeremy Bulloch | Boba Fett |
| Femi Taylor | Oola |
| Annie Arbogast | Sy Snootles |
| Claire Davenport | Fat Dancer |
| Jack Purvis | Teebo |
| Mike Edmonds | Logray |
| Jane Busby | Chief Chirpa |
| Malcolm Dixon | Ewok Warrior |
| Mike Cottrell | Ewok Warrior |
| Nicki Reade | Nicki |
| Adam Bareham | Jhoff, a traffic control officer on the Executor |
| Jonathan Oliver | Stardestroyer Controller #2 |
| Pip Miller | Stardestroyer Captain #1 |
| Tom Mannion | Stardestroyer Captain #2 |
| Margo Apostolos | Ewok Tokkat |
| Ray Armstrong | Ewok |
| Eileen Baker | Ewok |
| Michael Henbury Ballan | Ewok |
| Bobby Bell | Ewok |
| Patty Bell | Ewok |
| Alan Bennett | Ewok |
| Sarah Bennett | Ewok |
| Pamela Betts | Ewok |
| Danny Blackner | Ewok |
| Linda Bowley | Ewok |
| Peter Burroughs | Ewok |
| Debbie Lee Carrington | Romba an Ewok |
| Maureen Charlton | Ewok |
| Willie Coppen | Ewok |
| Sadie Corre | Ewok |
| Tony Cox | Ewok Wicket's younger brother Widdle |
| John Cumming | Ewok |
| Jean D'Agostino | Ewok |
| Luis De Jesus | Ewok |
| Debbie Dixon | Ewok Wijunkee |
| Margarita Fernández | Ewok |
| Phil Fondacaro | Ewok |
| Sal Fondacaro | Ewok |
| Tony Friel | Ewok |
| Daniel Frishman | Ewok |
| John Ghavan | Ewok |
| Michael Gilden | Ewok |
| Paul Grant | Ewok |
| Lydia Green | Ewok |
| Lars Green | Ewok |
| Pam Grizz | Ewok |
| Andrew Herd | Ewok |
| J.J. Jackson | Ewok |
| Richard Jones | Ewok |
| Trevor Jones | Ewok |
| Glynn Jones | Ewok |
| Karen Lay | Ewok |
| John Lummiss | Ewok |
| Nancy MacLean | Ewok |
| Peter Mandell | Ewok |
| Carole Morris | Ewok |
| Stacie Nichols | Ewok |
| Chris Nunn | Ewok |
| Barbara O'Laughlin | Ewok |
| Brian Orenstein | Ewok |
| Harrell Parker Jr. | Ewok |
| John Pedrick | Ewok |
| April Perkins | Ewok |
| Ronnie Phillips | Ewok |
| Katie Purvis | Ewok |
| Carol Read | Ewok |
| Nicholas Read | Ewok |
| Diana Reynolds | Ewok |
| Danielle Rodgers | Ewok Graak |
| Chris Romano | Ewok |
| Dean Shackelford | Ewok |
| Kiran Shah | Ewok |
| Felix Silla | Ewok |
| Linda Spriggs | Ewok |
| Gerald Staddon | Ewok |
| Josephine Staddon | Ewok |
| Kevin Thompson | Ewok |
| Kendra Wall | Ewok |
| Brian Wheeler | Ewok |
| Butch Wilhelm | Ewok |
| Mark Dodson | Salacious B. Crumb |
| Simon J. Williamson | Max Rebo |
| Richard Bonehill | Nien Nunb |
| David Gonzales | Ak-rev |
| Peter Roy | Major Olander Brit - Rebel (uncredited) |
| Erik Bauersfeld | Bib Fortuna (voice) |
| Mike Quinn | Nein Nunb |
| Bill Kipsang Rotich | Nein Numb (voice) |
| Deep Roy | Droopy McCool |
| Alisa Berk | Amanaman |
| Hugh Spight | Gameorrean Guard/Elom/Mon Calamari |
| Swee Lim | Attark the Hoover |
| Richard Robinson | Yuzzum |
| Gerald Home | Tessek |
| Phil Herbert | Hermi Odle |
| Tim Dry | Whiphid |
| Sean Crawford | Whiphid |
| Phil Tippett | Rancor |
| Toby Philpott | Jabba the Hutt |
| David Alan Barclay | Jabba the Hutt |
| Jasper Jacob | Captain Yorr - Imperial Pilot of ST321 |
| Peter Allen | Geezum - Member of Jabba's Gang (uncredited) |
| John Altman | Rebel Pilot (uncredited) |
| Glyn Baker | Lieutenant Endicott - Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Dickey Beer | Barada / Stormtrooper / Biker Scout (uncredited) |
| Ailsa Berk | Amanaman - Jabba's Bounty Hunter (uncredited) |
| Paul Brooke | Malakili - Rancor Keeper (uncredited) |
| Ben Burtt | 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice) |
| Maurice Bush | Dengar - The Bounty Hunter (uncredited) |
| Trevor Butterfield | Lieutenant Blount - Rebel Soldier / Trandoshan - Member of Jabba's Gang / Stormtrooper / Calamari Warrior / Giran - Malakili's Assistant (uncredited) |
| Vivienne Chandler | Female X-Wing Fighter Pilot (uncredited) |
| Tony Clarkin | Storm Trooper (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Coombs | Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Andy Cunningham | Ephant Mon (uncredited) |
| Peter Diamond | Biker Scout Pushed Off Bike (uncredited) |
| Richard Driscoll | X-Wing Fighter (uncredited) |
| Douglas Farrell | Ewok (uncredited) |
| Alan Flyng | Imperial Officer - Executor (uncredited) |
| Ernie Fosselius | Giran - Rancor Keeper (voice) (uncredited) |
| Stuart Fox | Death Star Trooper Jad Bean (uncredited) |
| Isaac Grand | Gamorrean Guard (uncredited) |
| Gordon Hann | Captain Yutani - Rebel Soldier (uncredited) |
| Alan Harris | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Walter Henry | Council Member in Briefing Room (uncredited) |
| Philip Herbert | Hermi Odle - Jabba's 2nd Servant (uncredited) |
| Larry Holt | Taym Dren-garen / Biker Scout / Sergeant Bruckman (uncredited) |
| William Hoyland | Imperial Commander (uncredited) |
| Colin Hunt | Rancor Guard / Rebel Ranger (uncredited) |
| Monty Jordan | Weequay Skiff Guard (uncredited) |
| Michael Josephs | Janus Greejatus - Emperor Palpatine's Advisor (uncredited) |
| Eiji Kusuhara | Lieutenant Telsij - Grey Squadron (uncredited) |
| Anthony Lang | Sim Aloo - Emperor Palpatine's Advisor (uncredited) |
| Arnold Lee | Rayc Ryjerd - Jabba's Smuggler (uncredited) |
| Julius LeFlore | Skiff Master / Yotts Orren / Stormtrooper / Biker Scout |
| John Maloney | Rancor Guard (uncredited) |
| Paul Markham | Imperial Officer (uncredited) |
| Richard Marquand | Maj. Marquand - AT-ST Driver / EV-9D9 (voice) (uncredited) |
| Hilton McRae | Arvel Crynyd (uncredited) |
| Billy J. Mitchell | Keir Santage (Red Seven) (uncredited) |
| Amanda Noar | Jess - Female Musician flirting with Bib Fortuna (uncredited) |
| Terry Sach | A-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Errol Shaker | Y-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Guy Standeven | Rebel Council Member in Briefing Room (uncredited) |
| Jules Walters | Rennek (uncredited) |
| Robert Watts | Lt. Watts - AT-ST Driver (uncredited) |
| Paul Weston | Vedain - Sand Skiff Pilot (uncredited) |
| Corey Dee Williams | Klaatu (uncredited) |
| Michael Stevens | Colonel Airen Cracken - Rebel Soldier on Millennium Falcon |
| Michael McCormick | Rancor (uncredited) |
| David Stone | B-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| Lynne Hazelden | Karie Neth - Y Wing Pilot, Grey Squadron (uncredited) |
| Paul Springer | Rey Yees (uncredited) |
| Ronny Cush | X-Wing Pilot (uncredited) |
| John Cannon | Stormtrooper (uncredited) |
| Tina Simmons | Rebel Technician (uncredited) |
| Barrie Holland | Lt. Renz - 'Rebel Scum' Officer in Bunker (uncredited) |
| Larry Ward | Jabba the Hutt (voice) (uncredited) |
| Jason Wingreen | Boba Fett (voice) (uncredited) |
Comps
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| Title | Release Date | Budget |
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Profitability Breakdown
Domestic
Week 1: $7.26M
Investor Share: $4.36M
Week 2: $0.00
Investor Share: $0.00
Week 3+: $0.00
Investor Share: $0.00
International
$165.9M (95.81%)
Investor Share: $58.07M
Costs
Budget: $32M
P&A: $32M
Breakdown
Gross: $173.16M
Net: $62.42M
Costs: $64.7M
Profit
Profit: $-2.28M (Loss)
The profitability breakdown is based on Dan Murrell's YouTube videos (Dan Murrell is not affiliated with Reel Numbers). The breakdown only includes the theatrical release and does not account for any post-theatrical revenue streams such as streaming, home video, or merchandise sales. Additionally, the breakdown does not include any tax incentives, sponsorships, or product placement that may have occurred during production.
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