New Zealand Box Office for Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

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Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi
Theatrical Performance (US$)
New Zealand Box Office $30,074Details
Worldwide Box Office $482,365,284Details
Home Market Performance
North America Blu-ray Sales $3,589,439 Details
Total North America Video Sales $3,589,439
Further financial details...

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Movie Details

Production Budget:$32,500,000
New Zealand Releases: April 24th, 1997 (Wide)
Video Release: September 12th, 2006 by Fox Home Entertainment
MPAA Rating: PG for sci-fi action violence
Running Time: 133 minutes
Franchise: Star Wars
Keywords: Visual Effects, Heroic Adventure, Good vs. Evil, Redemption, Dysfunctional Family, Ambush, Rebellion, Adult Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Science Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Lucasfilm
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

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October 14th, 2011

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October 5th, 2011

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September 28th, 2011

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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeScreensPer ScreenTotal GrossWeek
2020/09/25 8 $22,560   62 $364   $22,560 1,223
2024/05/03 9 $30,074   49 $614   $30,074 1,411

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 9/25/2020 $176,373 197 197 364 $195,086 5/6/2024
New Zealand 4/24/1997 $0 0 62 111 $30,074 5/6/2024
North America 3/14/1997 $23,019,618 1,002 2,111 40,761 $316,465,003
United Kingdom 4/28/2023 $561,514 40 163 203 $1,257,421 10/9/2024
 
Rest of World $164,417,700
 
Worldwide Total$482,365,284 10/9/2024

Leading Cast

Mark Hamill    Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford    Han Solo
Carrie Fisher    Princess Leia Organa

Supporting Cast

Billy Dee Williams    Lando Calrissian
Anthony Daniels    C-3PO
David Prowse    Darth Vader
Kenny Baker    R2-D2
Peter Mayhew    Chewbacca
Frank Oz    Yoda
Ian McDiarmid    Emperor Palpatine
James Earl Jones    Voice of Darth Vader
Alec Guinness    Jedi Knight Obi-Wan (Ben) Kenobi
Sebastian Shaw    Anakin Skywalker
Warwick Davis    Wicket
Denis Lawson    Wedge Antilles
Tony Cox    Ewok
Kenneth Colley    Admiral Piett
Jeremy Bulloch    Boba Fett
Richard Marquand    Maj. Marquand (AT-ST driver)/EV-9D9
Michael Pennington    Moff Jerjerrod
Michael Carter    Bib Fortuna
Tim Rose    Admiral Ackbar
Dermot Crowley    General Madine
Caroline Blakiston    Mon Mothma
Femi Taylor    Oola
Annie Arbogast    Sy Snootles
Claire Davenport    Fat Dancer
Jack Purvis    Teebo
Mike Edmonds    Logray/Jabba/Puppeteer
Jane Busby    Chief Chirpa
Malcolm Dixon    Ewok Warrior
Michael Cottrell    Ewok Warrior
Nicki Reade    Nicki
Adam Bareham    Stardestroyer Controller
Jonathan Oliver    Stardestroyer Controller
Pip Miller    Stardestroyer Captain
Tom Mannion    Stardestroyer Captain

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Richard Marquand    Director
Lawrence Kasdan    Screenwriter
George Lucas    Screenwriter
George Lucas    Story by
Howard Kazanjian    Producer
George Lucas    Executive Producer
John Williams    Composer
Sean Barton    Editor
Marcia Lucas    Editor
Duwayne Dunham    Editor
Norman Reynolds    Production Designer
Alan Hume    Cinematographer
Jim Glennon    Director of Photography-Location
Victoria Rose Sampson*    Co-Producer
Jim Bloom    Co-Producer
David Tomblin    Assistant Director
David Tomblin    Second Unit Director
Miki Herman    Unit Production Manager
Douglas Twiddy    Production Supervisor
Fred Hole    Art Director
James Schoppe    Art Director
Joe Johnston    Art Director-Visual Effects
Michael Ford    Set Decorator
Harry Lange    Set Decorator
Jack Lowin    Additional Photography
Richard Edlund    Visual Effects Designer
Dennis Muren    Visual Effects Designer
Ken Ralston    Visual Effects Designer
Aggie Guerard Rodgers    Costume Designer
Nilo Rodis-Jamero    Costume Designer
Mary Elizabeth Still    Costume Supervisor
Ron Beck    Costume Supervisor
Tony Dawe    Sound Mixer
Randy Thom    Sound Mixer
Gary Summers    Re-recording Mixer
Roger Savage    Re-recording Mixer
Ben Burtt    Re-recording Mixer
Randy Thom    Re-recording Mixer
Richard Burrow    Sound Effects Editor
Teresa Eckton    Sound Effects Editor
Ken Fischer    Sound Effects Editor
Ben Burtt    Sound Designer
Laurel Ladevich    Dialogue Editor
Curt Schulkey    Dialogue Editor
Bonnie Koehler    Dialogue Editor
Victoria Rose Sampson*    Dialogue Editor
Ken Wannberg    Supervising Music Editor
Tom Smith    Make up
Graham Freeborn    Make up
Pat McDermott    Hairstylist
Phil Tippett    Special Make-up Effects
Stuart Freeborn    Special Make-up Effects
Joseph Williams    Song Writer
Annie Arbogast    Song Writer
John Williams    Song Writer
Mary Selway    Casting Director
Glenn Randall    Stunt Coordinator

The bold credits above the line are the "above-the-line" credits, the other the "below-the-line" credits.