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Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi(2017)
Released
2017 · FILM

Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi

A battered Resistance flees the First Order’s relentless pursuit, with General Leia missing and Vice-Admiral Holdo leading a desperate battle to survive, while Rey seeks a reclusive Luke Skywalker to turn the tide of war.

Let the past die.

Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
152 min
ActionAdventureFantasy

Synopsis

Rey begins to develop her newly discovered abilities under the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. At the same time, the Resistance prepares for battle against the First Order.

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How many hands made this film

The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 978+ 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 Bob DucsayShot by Steve YedlinScored by John WilliamsSound by Coya Elliott Nm0254208Costumes by Michael KaplanVFX by Darrell Abney

Box Office

2017 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.4× 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

$1.33B

Budget$300.0M
Worldwide gross$1.33B
break-even (2.5×)

US & Canada: $620.2M 47% of worldwide · International: $712.4M (53%)

Opening weekend: $220.0M 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.

Opening week (7-day): $296.6M48% of its US & Canada run.

Peak 4,232 theaters

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Full synopsis

Also known as

  • Star Wars 8: Die letzten Jedide
  • Star Wars: Der letzte Jedi-Ritterde
  • Star Wars: Die letzten Jedide
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - Die letzten Jedide
  • Star Wars Episode VIIIen
  • Star Wars: Episode VIIIen
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedien
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedien
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII -The Last Jedien
  • Star Wars: Episodio VIIIes
  • Star Wars : les derniers Jedifr
  • Star Wars, épisode VIIIfr
  • Star Wars, épisode VIII : Les Derniers Jedifr
  • Star Wars: The Last Jediit
  • (Bosnian)Ratovi Zvijezda: Epizoda 8 - Posljednji Jedi
Release dates around the world5 countries · show
  • United StatesDec 9, 2017
  • United KingdomDec 12, 2017
  • United Arab EmiratesDec 13, 2017
  • BelgiumDec 13, 2017
  • BrazilDec 13, 2017

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