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Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope(1977)
Released
1977 · FILM

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope

Luke Skywalker, a young farmhand on Tatooine, must find the legendary Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi and join the Rebel fight against the Empire after discovering a secret message from Princess Leia that could destroy the Death Star.

“A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...”

Directed by
George Lucas, Gerry Gavigan
Written by
George Lucas, Jay Cocks
Rated
MPA · PG
Runtime
121 min
AdventureFantasySci-Fi
Streaming on
  • Paramount+

Synopsis

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the Imperial forces as part of their campaign to consolidate control over the galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker, a young and determined adventurer, teams up with the charismatic captain Han Solo, along with the loyal droid pair R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the princess and work toward restoring peace and justice throughout the galaxy.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 264+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Richard ChewShot by Gilbert TaylorScored by John WilliamsDesigned by John BarrySound by Derek Ball Nm0050362Costumes by John MolloStunts by Peter Diamond

Box Office

1977 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 28× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$307.3M

Budget$11.0M
Worldwide gross$307.3M
break-even (2.5×)

Opening weekend: $494K — 0% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $494K — 0% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 32 theaters

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Re-release box office

19821,070 theaters
$24.5M($84.0M today)

Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation

Full synopsis

Versions & cuts

  • special edition· 125 min

Also known as

  • Episode IV – Eine neue Hoffnungde
  • Krieg der Sternede
  • Star Wars: Eine neue Hoffnungde
  • Star Wars: Episode IV – Eine neue Hoffnungde
  • Star Warsen
  • Star Wars: A New Hopeen
  • Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hopees
  • Star Wars: episodio IV - una nueva esperanzaes
  • La Guerre des étoilesfr
  • Star Wars, épisode IV : Un nouvel espoirfr
  • Guerre stellariit
  • (short title)Ulduz müharibələri
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesMay 25, 1977
  • CanadaJun 24, 1977
  • PhilippinesAug 23, 1977
  • FranceSep 1, 1977
  • SpainSep 19, 1977

Companies

ProductionLucasfilm, 20th Century Fox

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