The Empire Strikes Back

"The Star Wars saga continues."

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Ratings & Reviews

8.4/10

18,174 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 2 nominations

Won

Best Sound

Nominated

Best Production Design

Best Original Score

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Saturn Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Science Fiction Film

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$18.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$538.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$520.4M

ROI: +2891%

Budget Recovery2991% of budget

$0|Budget: $18.0M|Revenue: $538.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

133.9K

Daily Avg

2.3K

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Finse

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

HothBespinDagobah

Themes & Subjects

#flyingsaucer

Series & Franchise

Part of

Star Wars original trilogyStar Wars

Timeline

Prequel

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

1977

Prequel

The Star Wars Holiday Special

1978

This Movie

Sequel

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

1983

Characters

Luke Skywalker

Played by Mark Hamill

Darth Vader

Played by Hayden Christensen

Palpatine

Played by Ian McDiarmid

Yoda

Played by Frank Oz

Boba Fett

Played by Daniel Logan

C-3PO

Played by Anthony Daniels

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Played by Alec Guinness

Princess Leia

R2-D2

Lando Calrissian

Played by Donald Glover

Han Solo

Played by Alden Ehrenreich

Chewbacca

Played by Joonas Suotamo

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzky

Film Editing

Paul HirschGeorge LucasMarcia Lucas

Music / Score

John Williams

Costume Design

John Mollo

Production Design

Norman Reynolds

Production Companies

Lucasfilm

Distributors

Fandango at HomeDisney+MOKÉPInterCom20th Century StudiosNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Empire Strikes Back

Available in 90 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	Disney Plus, YouTube TV	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaPG	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

CanadaPG

AustraliaPG

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Austria12

+17 more countries

Production

Director

Irvin Kershner

Writers

Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas

Production Companies

Lucasfilm Ltd.

Cast

Mark Hamill

Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford

Han Solo

Carrie Fisher

Princess Leia

Billy Dee Williams

Lando Calrissian

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO

David Prowse

Darth Vader

Peter Mayhew

Chewbacca

Kenny Baker

R2-D2

Frank Oz

Yoda (Voice)

Alec Guinness

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Jeremy Bulloch

Boba Fett

Jason Wingreen

Boba Fett (voice - uncredited)

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