The Star Wars franchise is the second highest-grossing in film history, but how do all 11 films rank among themselves when adjusted for inflation?
The Star Wars franchise has always been a sure bet at the box office, but how do the individual films rank among themselves when adjusting their worldwide grosses for inflation? When Star Wars was released in 1977, almost no one - George Lucas included - expected the film to be the smash hit that it was. This only continued with the first film's subsequent sequels, Lucas' prequel trilogy, and Star Wars under Disney.
10 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The Clones Ranking as the second-lowest box office total in the franchise is Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones. Despite being a mainline Star Wars film in the Skywalker Saga, excitement for Attack of the Clones was negatively impacted by the poor fan reaction to Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. As a result, the film comes in as the lowest-ranked Skywalker Saga film in the series, having earned a total worldwide haul of $653 million.
8 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was the first anthology film released by Disney, and a very successful one using hindsight after seeing Solo's box office figures. The film slotted seamlessly into the Skywalker Saga, detailing the mission to retrieve the Death Star plans that kickstarted the events of A New Hope. Being Disney's first non-episodic film in Star Wars while simultaneously tying into the original trilogy, Rogue One was a success at the box office.
This excitement was reflected in the film's box office, with Revenge of the Sith pulling in a worldwide total of over $868 million, the second highest-grossing film of 2005 behind only Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. When adjusted for inflation, Revenge of the Sith's box office rises to $1.3 billion, only just edging out Rogue One as the seventh-highest-grossing Star Wars film.
Initially released in 2017, Star Wars: The Last Jedi earned a healthy worldwide total of $1.3 billion. After adjustments, the film's worldwide haul sits at around $1.6 billion. Outgrossing its successor, all three prequels, and Disney's two anthology films, The Last Jedi's divisive reaction may have been the catalyst for the film cracking the $1 billion mark and cementing its place in the top five Star Wars films in history at the box office.
3 The Empire Strikes Back Breaking into the top three is The Empire Strikes Back, which ranks as the third highest-grossing Star Wars movie of all time accounting for inflation. Much like its predecessor, The Empire Strikes Back performed admirably at the box office, even if its worldwide total of $538 million paled in comparison to the first movie, which was to be expected given Star Wars' impact on the cinematic landscape.
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