Synopsis
Stranded on the desert planet Tatooine after rescuing young Queen Amidala from the impending invasion of Naboo, Jedi apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn discover nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker, a young slave unusually strong in the Force. Anakin wins a thrilling Podrace and with it his freedom as he leaves his home to be trained as a Jedi. The heroes return to Naboo where Anakin and the Queen face massive invasion forces while the two Jedi contend with a deadly foe named Darth Maul. Only then do they realize the invasion is merely the first step in a sinister scheme by the re-emergent forces of darkness known as the Sith.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $64,810,970 (13.3% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 7.52 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 46.6% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Production Budget: | $115,000,000 (worldwide box office is 9.1 times production budget) |
| Theater counts: | 2,970 opening theaters/3,126 max. theaters, 16.9 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,034,458,058 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office | 23 | $487,574,671 |
| All Time International Box Office | 91 | $558,938,785 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office | 47 | $1,046,513,456 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
Movie Details
Ranking on other Records and Milestones
| Record | Rank | Amount | Chart Date | Days In Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day) | 159 | $7,966,431 | Feb 17, 2012 | 4,660 |
| Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 219 | $11,763,796 | Feb 17, 2012 | 4,660 |
| Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 130 | $9,920,675 | Feb 17, 2012 | 4,660 |
| Washington's Birthday (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 140 | $14,649,573 | Feb 17, 2012 | 4,660 |
| Biggest Domestic February Weekend | 85 | $22,469,932 | Feb 10, 2012 | 4,653 |
| Fastest to $450m | 29 | $453,558,227 | Feb 10, 2012 | 4,653 |
| Biggest Domestic 29th Weekend | 12 | $1,292,968 | Dec 3, 1999 | 201 |
| Biggest Domestic 21st Weekend | 89 | $538,206 | Oct 8, 1999 | 145 |
| Biggest Domestic 20th Weekend | 88 | $697,097 | Oct 1, 1999 | 138 |
| Biggest Domestic 19th Weekend | 83 | $801,935 | Sep 24, 1999 | 131 |
| Biggest Domestic 16th Weekend | 75 | $1,534,860 | Sep 3, 1999 | 110 |
| Biggest Domestic 11th Weekend | 68 | $3,420,720 | Jul 30, 1999 | 75 |
| Biggest 10th Thursday | 15 | $602,414 | Jul 29, 1999 | 72 |
| Biggest 10th Wednesday | 16 | $568,065 | Jul 28, 1999 | 71 |
| Biggest 10th Tuesday | 18 | $648,692 | Jul 27, 1999 | 70 |
| Biggest 10th Monday | 32 | $586,415 | Jul 26, 1999 | 69 |
| Biggest 10th Sunday | 30 | $1,333,000 | Jul 25, 1999 | 68 |
| Biggest Domestic 10th Weekend | 68 | $4,197,100 | Jul 23, 1999 | 68 |
| Biggest 10th Saturday | 46 | $1,730,000 | Jul 24, 1999 | 67 |
| Fastest to $400m | 43 | $401,344,000 | Jul 23, 1999 | 67 |
| Biggest 10th Friday | 38 | $1,040,000 | Jul 23, 1999 | 66 |
| Biggest 9th Thursday | 5 | $824,849 | Jul 22, 1999 | 65 |
| Biggest 9th Wednesday | 6 | $813,552 | Jul 21, 1999 | 64 |
| Biggest 9th Tuesday | 11 | $886,028 | Jul 20, 1999 | 63 |
| Biggest 9th Monday | 37 | $847,947 | Jul 19, 1999 | 62 |
| Biggest 9th Sunday | 22 | $1,789,000 | Jul 18, 1999 | 61 |
| Biggest Domestic 9th Weekend | 51 | $5,647,641 | Jul 16, 1999 | 61 |
| Biggest 9th Saturday | 33 | $2,375,000 | Jul 17, 1999 | 60 |
| Biggest 9th Friday | 35 | $1,425,000 | Jul 16, 1999 | 59 |
| Biggest 8th Thursday | 12 | $1,028,463 | Jul 15, 1999 | 58 |
| Biggest 8th Wednesday | 12 | $1,059,741 | Jul 14, 1999 | 57 |
| Biggest 8th Tuesday | 12 | $1,215,923 | Jul 13, 1999 | 56 |
| Biggest 8th Monday | 29 | $1,065,109 | Jul 12, 1999 | 55 |
| Biggest 8th Sunday | 21 | $2,246,000 | Jul 11, 1999 | 54 |
| Biggest Domestic 8th Weekend | 41 | $7,491,397 | Jul 9, 1999 | 54 |
| Biggest 8th Saturday | 28 | $3,075,000 | Jul 10, 1999 | 53 |
| Biggest 8th Friday | 26 | $2,025,000 | Jul 9, 1999 | 52 |
| Biggest 7th Thursday | 11 | $1,400,000 | Jul 8, 1999 | 51 |
| Biggest 7th Wednesday | 16 | $1,382,953 | Jul 7, 1999 | 50 |
| Biggest 7th Tuesday | 14 | $1,722,948 | Jul 6, 1999 | 49 |
| Biggest 7th Monday | 1 | $3,751,277 | Jul 5, 1999 | 48 |
| Biggest 7th Sunday | 24 | $2,790,000 | Jul 4, 1999 | 47 |
| Biggest Domestic 7th Weekend | 11 | $13,291,659 | Jul 2, 1999 | 47 |
| Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 108 | $13,291,659 | Jul 2, 1999 | 47 |
| Independence Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 95 | $30,638,840 | Jul 2, 1999 | 47 |
| Biggest 7th Saturday | 30 | $3,820,000 | Jul 3, 1999 | 46 |
| Biggest 7th Friday | 24 | $2,900,000 | Jul 2, 1999 | 45 |
| Biggest 6th Thursday | 16 | $2,114,498 | Jul 1, 1999 | 44 |
| Biggest 6th Wednesday | 23 | $1,739,756 | Jun 30, 1999 | 43 |
| Biggest 6th Tuesday | 19 | $2,240,972 | Jun 29, 1999 | 42 |
| Biggest 6th Monday | 30 | $2,110,404 | Jun 28, 1999 | 41 |
| Biggest 6th Sunday | 16 | $4,521,000 | Jun 27, 1999 | 40 |
| Biggest Domestic 6th Weekend | 24 | $14,111,919 | Jun 25, 1999 | 40 |
| Fastest to $350m | 53 | $351,669,681 | Jun 25, 1999 | 40 |
| Biggest 6th Saturday | 23 | $5,775,000 | Jun 26, 1999 | 39 |
| Biggest 6th Friday | 22 | $3,770,000 | Jun 25, 1999 | 38 |
| Biggest 5th Thursday | 18 | $2,469,489 | Jun 24, 1999 | 37 |
| Biggest 5th Wednesday | 19 | $2,226,475 | Jun 23, 1999 | 36 |
| Biggest 5th Tuesday | 28 | $2,418,332 | Jun 22, 1999 | 35 |
| Biggest 5th Monday | 46 | $2,370,597 | Jun 21, 1999 | 34 |
| Biggest 5th Sunday | 12 | $6,821,000 | Jun 20, 1999 | 33 |
| Biggest Domestic 5th Weekend | 19 | $18,859,021 | Jun 18, 1999 | 33 |
| Biggest 5th Saturday | 24 | $7,380,000 | Jun 19, 1999 | 32 |
| Biggest 5th Friday | 27 | $4,805,000 | Jun 18, 1999 | 31 |
| Biggest 4th Thursday | 12 | $3,183,166 | Jun 17, 1999 | 30 |
| Biggest 4th Wednesday | 16 | $2,969,009 | Jun 16, 1999 | 29 |
| Biggest 4th Tuesday | 36 | $3,071,497 | Jun 15, 1999 | 28 |
| Fastest to $300m | 66 | $303,061,673 | Jun 15, 1999 | 28 |
| Biggest 4th Monday | 57 | $3,025,265 | Jun 14, 1999 | 27 |
| Biggest 4th Sunday | 22 | $8,382,000 | Jun 13, 1999 | 26 |
| Biggest Domestic 4th Weekend | 25 | $25,632,861 | Jun 11, 1999 | 26 |
| Biggest 4th Saturday | 23 | $10,525,000 | Jun 12, 1999 | 25 |
| Biggest 4th Friday | 36 | $6,675,000 | Jun 11, 1999 | 24 |
| Biggest 3rd Thursday | 36 | $3,840,149 | Jun 10, 1999 | 23 |
| Biggest 3rd Wednesday | 43 | $3,812,157 | Jun 9, 1999 | 22 |
| Biggest 3rd Tuesday | 64 | $4,002,249 | Jun 8, 1999 | 21 |
| Biggest 3rd Monday | 62 | $3,919,371 | Jun 7, 1999 | 20 |
| Biggest 3rd Sunday | 36 | $10,600,000 | Jun 6, 1999 | 19 |
| Biggest Domestic 3rd Weekend | 53 | $32,891,653 | Jun 4, 1999 | 19 |
| Fastest to $250m | 89 | $255,758,124 | Jun 4, 1999 | 19 |
| Biggest 3rd Saturday | 49 | $13,889,000 | Jun 5, 1999 | 18 |
| Biggest 3rd Friday | 81 | $8,345,000 | Jun 4, 1999 | 17 |
| Biggest 2nd Thursday | 75 | $5,011,928 | Jun 3, 1999 | 16 |
| Biggest 2nd Wednesday | 74 | $5,295,848 | Jun 2, 1999 | 15 |
| Biggest 2nd Monday | 9 | $15,504,435 | May 31, 1999 | 13 |
| Biggest Domestic Monday | 62 | $15,504,435 | May 31, 1999 | 13 |
| Fastest to $150m | 99 | $207,099,058 | May 31, 1999 | 13 |
| Fastest to $200m | 99 | $207,099,058 | May 31, 1999 | 13 |
| Biggest 2nd Sunday | 45 | $18,537,522 | May 30, 1999 | 12 |
| Biggest Domestic 2nd Weekend | 70 | $51,399,863 | May 28, 1999 | 12 |
| Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day) | 25 | $51,399,863 | May 28, 1999 | 12 |
| Memorial Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) | 17 | $118,482,752 | May 28, 1999 | 12 |
| Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon) | 25 | $66,904,298 | May 28, 1999 | 12 |
| Memorial Day (All Movies, 4-Day, Fri-Mon, Inflation Adjusted) | 13 | $154,222,304 | May 28, 1999 | 12 |
| Biggest 2nd Saturday | 80 | $19,330,780 | May 29, 1999 | 11 |
| Biggest 2nd Friday | 100 | $13,531,561 | May 28, 1999 | 10 |
| Biggest Domestic May Weekend | 59 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top 20th Century Fox Weekend Domestic | 19 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top Adventure Weekend Domestic | 89 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top Animation/Live Action Weekend Domestic | 86 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top Original Screenplay Weekend Domestic | 65 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top PG Weekend Domestic | 57 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top Science Fiction Weekend Domestic | 46 | $64,810,970 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Fastest to $100m | 117 | $105,661,237 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Fastest to $50m | 177 | $105,661,237 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Top 1999 Theater Average | 45 | $21,822 | May 21, 1999 | 5 |
| Biggest Domestic Thursday | 78 | $12,307,918 | May 20, 1999 | 2 |
| Top 20th Century Fox Day Domestic | 24 | $28,542,349 | May 19, 1999 | 1 |
| Top Science Fiction Day Domestic | 91 | $28,542,349 | May 19, 1999 | 1 |
| Biggest Domestic Wednesday | 16 | $28,542,349 | May 19, 1999 | 1 |