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Return of the Jedi showing at the University Theatre in Toronto; the marquee reads, "The Smash of 83". Return of the Jedi grossed $314.3 million in the United States and Canada, and $166 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $480 million, against a production budget of about $32.5 million. [4] [5]
According to Lucasfilm, Return of the Jedi (1983) "has never gone into profit", despite having earned $475 million at the box office against a budget of $32.5 million. [7] Art Buchwald received a settlement from Paramount Pictures after his lawsuit Buchwald v. Paramount (1990).
The Force Awakens was followed by the sequels The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker, which conclude the sequel trilogy. [71] Both grossed over $1 billion, ranking among the highest-grossing films of the year. [370] [371] The Last Jedi garnered positive reviews from critics while The Rise of Skywalker received a mixed response. [372] [373] [374]
The first film that is confirmed to have had a $1 million budget is Foolish Wives (1922), with the studio advertising it as "The First Real Million Dollar Picture". [112] The most expensive film of the silent era was Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925), [139] costing about $4 million—twenty-five times the $160,000 average cost of an MGM ...
The film is upgraded from a U to a PG rating by the BBFC because of "the intensity of its violence".
A golden bikini costume worn by Carrie Fisher on the set of “Return of the Jedi” has sold at auction for $175,000. The seven-piece outfit, which also includes hip rings, an armlet and a ...
The first sequel, Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, was released on May 21, 1980, and sees Luke begin training as a Jedi under the last living Jedi master, Yoda. Luke confronts Sith Lord Darth Vader, who is revealed to be Luke's father. Vader attempts to convert Luke to the dark side of the Force.
The novel details Palpatine's return in more depth: He transferred his consciousness into a clone body following his death in Return of the Jedi, and his "son", Rey's father, was a failed clone of Palpatine. [138] [139] The junior novel and corresponding audiobook are by Michael Kogge and was released on April 21, 2020.