Star Wars

Star Wars: The Rise of the Blockbuster

When the Star Wars franchise returned to the big screen in 2015 with “Episode VII – The Force Awakens”, the first chapter of the third and final Skywalker trilogy quickly became the highest-grossing Star Wars film in the franchise’s decade-spanning history.

Grossing more than $2 billion at the box office worldwide, the seventh part of the Skywalker saga edged out “Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (1999) by more than $1 billion. That’s only part of the story though. Taking ticket price inflation into account, the original 1977 Star Wars film is still the most successful one. While at the time “A New Hope” generated $775 million in worldwide box office earnings, that translates to more than $3.5 billion adjusted to today’s ticket prices.

The following chart ranks all nine installments of the core Star Wars saga by their box office earnings adjusted to 2023 ticket prices. It shows that Episode II, released in 2002, was the least commercially successful entry to the franchise. According to Rotten Tomatoes, Episode I was the least popular one among critics, while audiences were least impressed with the "The Last Jedi", released in 2017.

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The chart shows worldwide box office revenue of the highest-grossing Star Wars movies, adjusted for ticket price inflation.

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Global profit/loss of Star Wars sequel trilogy and spin-off movies 2024
Star Wars movies: production costs vs. global box office revenue 2021
Domestic box office revenue of Star Wars movies in the U.S. & Canada 2024
Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes IAP revenue worldwide 2015-2024
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Star Wars movies: critics and audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes 2024
Top Star Wars video games in the UK 2023, by revenue

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