Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace (1999) vs. Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983)

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  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Domestic Release Date May 19, 1999May 25, 1983
Production Budget $244,035,433$111,222,222
Opening Weekend Theaters 2,9701,002
Maximum Theaters 3,1262,111
Theatrical Engagements 52,89240,761
Domestic Opening Weekend $137,531,940$78,778,248
Domestic Box Office $1,034,656,487$1,083,013,566
International Box Office $1,172,431,102$567,747,628
Worldwide Box Office $2,207,087,589$1,650,761,194
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
1st Friday $39,188,935 /
$125,875,132
$22,028,862 /
$58,443,975
1st Saturday $51,807,922 /
$177,683,054
$27,865,472 /
$86,309,447
1st Sunday $46,535,083 /
$224,218,137
$28,883,915 /
$115,193,362
1st Monday $23,090,573 /
$247,308,710
$25,567,426 /
$140,760,788
1st Tuesday $17,361,052 /
$264,669,762
$14,303,537 /
$155,064,325
1st Wednesday $16,449,847 /
$281,119,609
$13,128,976 /
$168,193,300
1st Thursday $15,979,360 /
$297,098,969
$12,878,849 /
$181,072,149
2nd Friday $28,714,612 /
$325,813,958
$17,400,012 /
$198,472,161
2nd Saturday $41,020,828 /
$366,834,787
$23,429,108 /
$221,901,269
2nd Sunday $39,337,497 /
$406,172,284
$17,792,500 /
$239,693,769
2nd Monday $32,901,144 /
$439,473,985
- /
-
2nd Tuesday $11,585,608 /
$451,059,593
- /
-
2nd Wednesday $11,238,040 /
$462,297,633
- /
-
2nd Thursday $10,635,548 /
$472,933,181
- /
-
3rd Friday $17,708,484 /
$490,640,665
- /
-
3rd Saturday $29,473,114 /
$520,113,780
- /
-
3rd Sunday $22,493,701 /
$542,730,822
- /
-
3rd Monday $8,317,090 /
$551,047,913
- /
-
3rd Tuesday $8,492,961 /
$559,540,874
- /
-
3rd Wednesday $8,089,577 /
$567,630,451
- /
-
3rd Thursday $8,148,978 /
$575,779,429
- /
-
4th Friday $14,164,665 /
$589,943,988
- /
-
4th Saturday $22,334,547 /
$612,278,535
- /
-
4th Sunday $17,787,000 /
$630,173,571
- /
-
4th Monday $6,419,755 /
$636,593,326
- /
-
4th Tuesday $6,517,862 /
$643,111,188
- /
-
4th Wednesday $6,300,377 /
$649,411,565
- /
-
4th Thursday $6,754,829 /
$656,166,394
- /
-
5th Friday $10,196,437 /
$666,363,154
- /
-
5th Saturday $15,660,709 /
$682,023,862
- /
-
5th Sunday $14,474,484 /
$696,186,128
- /
-
5th Monday $5,030,519 /
$701,216,646
- /
-
5th Tuesday $5,131,815 /
$706,348,461
- /
-
5th Wednesday $4,724,685 /
$711,073,146
- /
-
5th Thursday $5,240,372 /
$716,313,519
- /
-
6th Friday $8,000,118 /
$724,314,142
- /
-
6th Saturday $12,254,823 /
$736,568,965
- /
-
6th Sunday $9,593,776 /
$746,259,677
- /
-
6th Monday $4,478,377 /
$750,738,054
- /
-
6th Tuesday $4,755,448 /
$755,493,503
- /
-
6th Wednesday $3,691,844 /
$759,185,347
- /
-
6th Thursday $4,487,065 /
$763,672,412
- /
-
7th Friday $6,153,937 /
$769,825,689
- /
-
7th Saturday $8,106,220 /
$777,931,909
- /
-
7th Sunday $5,920,512 /
$783,852,421
- /
-
7th Monday $7,960,387 /
$791,877,940
- /
-
7th Tuesday $3,656,177 /
$795,534,117
- /
-
7th Wednesday $2,934,692 /
$798,468,809
- /
-
7th Thursday $2,970,866 /
$801,439,675
- /
-
8th Friday $4,297,146 /
$805,779,535
- /
-
8th Saturday $6,525,295 /
$812,304,831
- /
-
8th Sunday $4,766,118 /
$817,379,437
- /
-
8th Monday $2,260,212 /
$819,639,649
- /
-
8th Tuesday $2,580,246 /
$822,219,895
- /
-
8th Wednesday $2,248,820 /
$824,468,715
- /
-
8th Thursday $2,182,447 /
$826,651,162
- /
-
9th Friday $3,023,917 /
$829,675,909
- /
-
9th Saturday $5,039,862 /
$834,715,772
- /
-
9th Sunday $3,796,343 /
$838,635,193
- /
-
9th Monday $1,799,384 /
$840,435,107
- /
-
9th Tuesday $1,880,193 /
$842,315,300
- /
-
9th Wednesday $1,726,396 /
$844,041,696
- /
-
9th Thursday $1,750,369 /
$845,792,065
- /
-
10th Friday $2,206,929 /
$847,999,787
- /
-
10th Saturday $3,671,142 /
$851,670,929
- /
-
10th Sunday $2,828,689 /
$854,698,509
- /
-
10th Monday $1,244,400 /
$855,942,909
- /
-
10th Tuesday $1,376,555 /
$857,319,465
- /
-
10th Wednesday $1,205,461 /
$858,524,919
- /
-
10th Thursday $1,278,351 /
$859,803,276
- /
-
  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Opening Weekend $137,531,940 /
$224,218,137
$78,778,248 /
$104,345,674
2nd Weekend $109,072,938 /
$406,172,284
$58,963,842 /
$239,693,769
3rd Weekend $69,797,642 /
$542,730,822
$41,049,775 /
$347,973,523
4th Weekend $54,394,142 /
$630,173,571
$38,388,935 /
$416,026,373
5th Weekend $40,019,734 /
$696,186,128
$38,082,198 /
$482,667,721
6th Weekend $29,946,159 /
$746,259,677
$41,198,853 /
$540,145,274
7th Weekend $28,205,528 /
$791,877,940
$25,112,013 /
$582,497,139
8th Weekend $15,897,098 /
$817,379,437
$28,304,687 /
$630,382,601
9th Weekend $11,984,561 /
$838,635,723
$24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
10th Weekend $8,906,444 /
$854,698,509
$19,369,600 /
$689,274,001
11th Weekend $7,258,929 /
$867,062,206
$15,396,595 /
$717,490,124
12th Weekend $4,717,731 /
$875,928,372
$12,865,157 /
$742,190,738
13th Weekend $3,222,556 /
$882,018,989
$10,381,889 /
$761,407,632
14th Weekend $2,591,879 /
$886,593,242
$8,771,399 /
$777,187,368
15th Weekend $1,931,585 /
$890,037,473
$12,009,026 /
$794,833,913
16th Weekend $3,257,045 /
$894,191,994
$5,550,335 /
$802,565,822
17th Weekend $1,386,384 /
$896,040,811
$4,607,584 /
$808,952,312
18th Weekend $1,696,299 /
$898,260,663
$3,741,170 /
$814,091,405
19th Weekend $1,701,744 /
$900,596,277
$3,141,011 /
$818,375,654
20th Weekend $1,479,273 /
$902,634,621
$2,753,896 /
$822,001,262
  Star Wars
Ep. I: The
Phantom Menace
Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Opening Week $86,686,197 /
$86,686,197
- /
-
2nd Week $210,412,772 /
$297,098,969
$155,162,502 /
$180,729,927
3rd Week $142,532,133 /
$472,933,181
$126,193,822 /
$306,923,749
4th Week $102,846,248 /
$575,779,429
$70,713,689 /
$377,637,438
5th Week $80,386,965 /
$656,166,394
$66,948,085 /
$444,585,523
6th Week $60,147,125 /
$716,313,519
$54,360,898 /
$498,946,421
7th Week $47,358,893 /
$763,672,412
$58,438,705 /
$557,385,126
8th Week $37,809,927 /
$801,482,339
$44,692,788 /
$602,077,914
9th Week $25,168,824 /
$826,651,162
$43,051,586 /
$645,129,500
10th Week $19,140,902 /
$845,792,065
$24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
11th Week $14,011,212 /
$859,803,276
$32,189,128 /
$702,093,529
12th Week $11,407,364 /
$871,210,640
$27,232,053 /
$729,325,582
13th Week $7,585,793 /
$878,796,433
$21,700,161 /
$751,025,742
14th Week $5,204,930 /
$884,001,363
$17,390,228 /
$768,415,970
15th Week $4,104,525 /
$888,105,888
$14,408,918 /
$782,824,887
16th Week $2,829,060 /
$890,934,949
$14,190,600 /
$797,015,488
17th Week $3,719,478 /
$894,654,426
$7,329,240 /
$804,344,728
18th Week $1,909,938 /
$896,564,364
$6,005,507 /
$810,350,235
19th Week $2,330,169 /
$898,894,533
$4,884,408 /
$815,234,642
20th Week $2,260,814 /
$901,155,348
$4,012,723 /
$819,247,366

Note: A theatrical engagement is defined as the movie playing in a single theater for one week. So, for example, a film that plays in 3,000 theaters in its first week and 2,000 theaters in its second week will have had 5,000 theatrical engagements.