The Empire Strikes Back
Action & Adventure 20th Century PG 2h 4m Released May 21, 1980 Discussed 2024
Opening weekend
$4.9M
126 theaters
Per-theater average
$38,972
opening weekend
Domestic total
$291.7M
59.4× its opening
Worldwide total
$549.0M
53% domestic
Production budget
$23.0M
23.9× worldwide
RT critics
93%
RT audience
97%
+4 vs critics
Metacritic
82
Where it turns up
Friday, November 22, 2024 Glicked weekend 2024
In the note
You can go way way back to crazy examples like The Empire Strikes Back and The Shining both opened on the same day.