‘Revenge of the Sith’ Makes Box Office History with $40 Million
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was re-released in theaters this weekend, and the Prequel Kids showed up to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.
Apr 28, 2025
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith was re-released in theaters this weekend, and the Prequel Kids showed up to the tune of tens of millions of dollars.
Key takeaways:
Revenge of the Sith grossed $25 million domestically and $17 million internationally during its opening weekend of re-release
Episode III nearly doubled the box office receipts of The Phantom Menace re-release from last year
The film beat out both The Accountant 2 and A Minecraft Movie in the domestic box office; only losing out to Ryan Coogler’s Sinners which remained atop the list for the second weekend in a row
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The big picture:
Revenge of the Sith claimed the third most successful re-release weekend following A New Hope’s special edition release in 1997 and The Lion King in 2011
The massive box office success proves to be good news not only for Star Wars releases but for movie theaters as a whole
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith is now playing in select theaters.
Eric Eilersen is a Senior Writer at Youtini and co-host of The Youtini Show. He loves collecting Star Wars Funkos, lightsabers, and LEGO as well as playing video games, reading Brandon Sanderson novels, watching the Dallas Cowboys, and spending time with his partner and pets. You can follow him at @EricEilersen.
