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The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

1980 • 2h 4m • Adventure, Action • PG
IMDb8.7/101,523,532TMDB84%18,093Rotten Tomatoes93%Metacritic82
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Release dates — The Empire Strikes Back

Theatrical, digital and physical windows by country

DateCountryTypeCert
May 21, 1980United StatesTheatrical (limited)PG
Jun 20, 1980United StatesTheatricalPG
Apr 4, 1997United StatesPhysicalPG
Sep 12, 2006United StatesPhysicalPG
Sep 25, 2020United StatesTheatrical (limited)PG
May 20, 1980PolandTheatrical12
May 21, 1980AustraliaTheatricalPG
May 21, 1980BrazilTheatricalL
May 21, 1980CanadaTheatricalPG
May 21, 1980United KingdomTheatricalU
Jun 27, 1980IrelandTheatricalG
Jun 28, 1980JapanTheatricalG
Aug 8, 1980Hong Kong SAR ChinaTheatricalI
Aug 14, 1980FinlandTheatricalK-12
Aug 15, 1980DenmarkTheatrical11
Aug 15, 1980SwedenTheatrical15
Aug 20, 1980FranceTheatricalTP
Sep 19, 1980ItalyTheatricalT
Oct 2, 1980SpainTheatricalA
Dec 5, 1980New ZealandTheatricalPG
Dec 10, 1980GermanyTheatrical12
Dec 11, 1980NetherlandsTheatrical12
Dec 11, 1980AustriaTheatrical12
Dec 19, 1980PortugalTheatricalM/12
Dec 19, 1980GreeceTheatrical—
Dec 25, 1980MexicoTheatricalA
Jan 28, 1982HungaryTheatrical12
Dec 6, 1985BulgariaTheatricalB
Feb 4, 1988RussiaTheatrical12+
Dec 1, 1992XCPhysical—
Oct 25, 1995SwedenPhysical11
Apr 4, 1997PolandPhysical—
Apr 10, 1997CzechiaTheatrical—
Apr 11, 1997SwedenTheatrical11
Apr 26, 1997South KoreaTheatrical12
Jul 5, 1997JapanTheatrical—
Sep 20, 2004SwedenPhysical11
Sep 13, 2006NetherlandsPhysical12
Dec 9, 2010RussiaPhysical12+
Sep 1, 2011NetherlandsPhysical12
Sep 12, 2011SwedenPhysical11
May 4, 2020SwedenPhysical11