Movie Comparison: Star Wars Ep. VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) vs. Star Wars Ep. III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
Domestic Release Date May 25, 1983May 19, 2005
Production Budget $111,222,222$193,400,936
Opening Weekend Theaters 1,0023,661
Maximum Theaters 2,1113,663
Theatrical Engagements 40,76126,895
Domestic Opening Weekend $78,778,248$182,361,680
Domestic Box Office $1,083,013,566$639,519,005
International Box Office $567,747,628$788,282,539
Worldwide Box Office $1,650,761,194$1,427,801,544
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  1. Daily Comparison
  2. Weekend Comparison
  3. Week Comparison
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
1st Friday $22,028,862 /
$58,443,975
$56,388,335 /
$140,499,006
1st Saturday $27,865,472 /
$86,309,447
$68,436,620 /
$208,935,626
1st Sunday $28,883,915 /
$115,193,362
$57,536,725 /
$266,472,350
1st Monday $25,567,426 /
$140,760,788
$24,137,794 /
$290,610,144
1st Tuesday $14,303,537 /
$155,064,325
$16,662,266 /
$307,272,410
1st Wednesday $13,128,976 /
$168,193,300
$14,552,077 /
$321,824,487
1st Thursday $12,878,849 /
$181,072,149
$15,269,542 /
$337,094,029
2nd Friday $17,400,012 /
$198,472,161
$26,200,516 /
$363,294,545
2nd Saturday $23,429,108 /
$221,901,269
$35,179,361 /
$398,473,906
2nd Sunday $17,792,500 /
$239,693,769
$31,462,616 /
$429,936,522
2nd Monday - /
-
$24,958,951 /
$454,895,473
2nd Tuesday - /
-
$7,410,853 /
$462,306,326
2nd Wednesday - /
-
$6,735,292 /
$469,041,618
2nd Thursday - /
-
$6,564,288 /
$475,605,906
3rd Friday - /
-
$11,900,341 /
$487,506,247
3rd Saturday - /
-
$17,584,647 /
$505,090,894
3rd Sunday - /
-
$12,707,252 /
$517,798,147
3rd Monday - /
-
$4,072,840 /
$521,870,987
3rd Tuesday - /
-
$3,943,931 /
$525,814,918
3rd Wednesday - /
-
$3,887,688 /
$529,702,607
3rd Thursday - /
-
$3,844,659 /
$533,547,266
4th Friday - /
-
$6,735,968 /
$540,283,234
4th Saturday - /
-
$10,542,774 /
$550,826,008
4th Sunday - /
-
$7,697,684 /
$558,523,692
4th Monday - /
-
$2,840,150 /
$561,363,842
4th Tuesday - /
-
$2,668,595 /
$564,032,436
4th Wednesday - /
-
$2,273,292 /
$566,305,728
4th Thursday - /
-
$2,296,702 /
$568,602,430
5th Friday - /
-
$4,343,644 /
$572,946,074
5th Saturday - /
-
$6,632,223 /
$579,578,296
5th Sunday - /
-
$5,906,350 /
$585,484,647
5th Monday - /
-
$1,899,480 /
$587,384,126
5th Tuesday - /
-
$1,810,791 /
$589,194,917
5th Wednesday - /
-
$1,755,721 /
$590,950,638
5th Thursday - /
-
$1,623,352 /
$592,573,990
6th Friday - /
-
$2,862,956 /
$595,436,946
6th Saturday - /
-
$4,186,738 /
$599,623,684
6th Sunday - /
-
$3,230,946 /
$602,854,630
6th Monday - /
-
$1,395,368 /
$604,249,998
6th Tuesday - /
-
$1,420,698 /
$605,670,696
6th Wednesday - /
-
$1,099,382 /
$606,770,078
6th Thursday - /
-
$1,132,981 /
$607,903,059
7th Friday - /
-
$2,011,987 /
$609,915,046
7th Saturday - /
-
$2,530,629 /
$612,445,675
7th Sunday - /
-
$2,322,528 /
$614,768,204
7th Monday - /
-
$1,596,505 /
$616,364,708
7th Tuesday - /
-
$1,028,246 /
$617,392,954
7th Wednesday - /
-
$966,900 /
$618,359,854
7th Thursday - /
-
$891,593 /
$619,251,448
8th Friday - /
-
$1,287,186 /
$620,538,633
8th Saturday - /
-
$1,837,115 /
$622,375,749
8th Sunday - /
-
$1,249,587 /
$623,625,336
8th Monday - /
-
$562,090 /
$624,187,426
8th Tuesday - /
-
$589,306 /
$624,776,732
8th Wednesday - /
-
$603,053 /
$625,379,785
8th Thursday - /
-
$604,936 /
$625,984,721
9th Friday - /
-
$763,843 /
$626,748,564
9th Saturday - /
-
$1,200,110 /
$627,948,674
9th Sunday - /
-
$900,724 /
$628,849,398
9th Monday - /
-
$378,551 /
$629,227,949
9th Tuesday - /
-
$380,361 /
$629,608,310
9th Wednesday - /
-
$372,806 /
$629,981,116
9th Thursday - /
-
$387,651 /
$630,368,767
10th Friday - /
-
$487,601 /
$630,856,368
10th Saturday - /
-
$725,452 /
$631,581,820
10th Sunday - /
-
$547,706 /
$632,129,527
10th Monday - /
-
- /
-
10th Tuesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Wednesday - /
-
- /
-
10th Thursday - /
-
- /
-
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
Opening Weekend $78,778,248 /
$104,345,674
$182,361,680 /
$266,472,350
2nd Weekend $58,963,842 /
$239,693,769
$92,842,493 /
$429,936,522
3rd Weekend $41,049,775 /
$347,973,523
$42,192,241 /
$517,798,147
4th Weekend $38,388,935 /
$416,026,373
$24,976,426 /
$558,523,692
5th Weekend $38,082,198 /
$482,667,721
$16,882,217 /
$585,484,647
6th Weekend $41,198,853 /
$540,145,274
$10,280,640 /
$602,854,630
7th Weekend $25,112,013 /
$582,497,139
$6,865,145 /
$614,768,204
8th Weekend $28,304,687 /
$630,382,601
$4,373,888 /
$623,625,336
9th Weekend $24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
$2,864,677 /
$628,849,398
10th Weekend $19,369,600 /
$689,274,001
$1,760,759 /
$632,129,527
11th Weekend $15,396,595 /
$717,490,124
$963,846 /
$634,154,465
12th Weekend $12,865,157 /
$742,190,738
$711,798 /
$635,472,650
13th Weekend $10,381,889 /
$761,407,632
$557,038 /
$636,476,936
14th Weekend $8,771,399 /
$777,187,368
$549,950 /
$637,343,732
15th Weekend $12,009,026 /
$794,833,913
$417,282 /
$638,042,488
16th Weekend $5,550,335 /
$802,565,822
$411,888 /
$638,632,705
17th Weekend $4,607,584 /
$808,952,312
$199,788 /
$639,017,393
18th Weekend $3,741,170 /
$814,091,405
$148,594 /
$639,234,929
19th Weekend $3,141,011 /
$818,375,654
$76,022 /
$639,360,280
20th Weekend $2,753,896 /
$822,001,262
$35,500 /
$639,416,038
  Star Wars
Ep. VI: Return
of the Jedi
Star Wars
Ep. III:
Revenge of
the Sith
Opening Week - /
-
$84,110,671 /
$84,110,671
2nd Week $155,162,502 /
$180,729,927
$252,983,358 /
$337,094,029
3rd Week $126,193,822 /
$306,923,749
$138,511,877 /
$475,605,906
4th Week $70,713,689 /
$377,637,438
$57,941,360 /
$533,547,266
5th Week $66,948,085 /
$444,585,523
$35,055,164 /
$568,602,430
6th Week $54,360,898 /
$498,946,421
$23,971,560 /
$592,573,990
7th Week $58,438,705 /
$557,385,126
$15,329,069 /
$607,903,059
8th Week $44,692,788 /
$602,077,914
$11,348,389 /
$619,251,448
9th Week $43,051,586 /
$645,129,500
$6,733,274 /
$625,984,721
10th Week $24,774,901 /
$669,904,401
$4,384,046 /
$630,368,767
11th Week $32,189,128 /
$702,093,529
$2,821,851 /
$633,190,618
12th Week $27,232,053 /
$729,325,582
$1,570,234 /
$634,760,852
13th Week $21,700,161 /
$751,025,742
$1,159,045 /
$635,919,897
14th Week $17,390,228 /
$768,415,970
$873,885 /
$636,793,782
15th Week $14,408,918 /
$782,824,887
$831,424 /
$637,625,206
16th Week $14,190,600 /
$797,015,488
$595,611 /
$638,220,817
17th Week $7,329,240 /
$804,344,728
$596,788 /
$638,817,605
18th Week $6,005,507 /
$810,350,235
$268,730 /
$639,086,335
19th Week $4,884,408 /
$815,234,642
$197,923 /
$639,284,258
20th Week $4,012,723 /
$819,247,366
$96,280 /
$639,380,538

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.