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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 FantasyRunning Time: 2 hrs. 1 min.
MPAA Rating: PGProduction Budget: $11 million
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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%
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Widest Release:  1,750 theaters


FRANCHISES (click to view) Rank
Series: Star Wars 3

CHARTS (click to view) Rank
All Time Domestic 3
All Time Adjusted 2
All Time Worldwide 29
Opening Weeks 1,417
Opening Weekends 1,717
Opening Weekends - July 188
Fifth Weekends 170
Sixth Weekends 113
Seventh Weekends 83
Rated G and PG 1
Rated PG 1
BOM Users' Grades 9
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Highest All Time Rank (on January 1, 1982) 1
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1977 ACADEMY AWARDS®
Nominated for 1 Oscar. CLICK TO VIEW FULL BREAKDOWN...

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THE PLAYERS (click name to view)
Director:George Lucas
Writer:George Lucas
Actors:Mark Hamill
Harrison Ford
Carrie Fisher
Producer:George Lucas (Executive)
Composer:John Williams
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Readers A- (7621 votes)
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GRADE BREAKDOWN
As: 5,810 76.2%
Bs: 1,248 16.4%
Cs: 248 3.3%
Ds: 63 0.8%
Fs: 252 3.3%

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MERCHANDISE LINKS
• DVD: Batman - The Complete Animated Series, Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars (1977 & 2004 versions)
• Soundtracks: Enhanced Collector's Edition, 6-Disc Star Wars Trilogy Soundtrack
• Books: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope by George Lucas, The Star Wars Trilogy: Episodes IV - VI by George Lucas, et. al., Visual Dictionary of Episodes IV - VI, Inside the Worlds of Episodes IV - VI: Complete Guide to the Incredible Locations, Incredible Cross-Sections of Episodes IV - VI: Ultimate Guide to Vehciles and Spacecraft, The Art of Episode IV


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