Star Wars: Which Star Wars movies are the MOST popular according to the box office?

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will see the Skywalker saga come to an end. The story began for fans in 1977 with A New Hope, or Episode 4, when the world was introduced to Luke, Leia, and Han Solo. Since then, eight other films have been released in the Skywalker saga over four decades.

Which Star Wars movies are the most popular according to the US box office?

Fans will tell you the prequels, released in 1999, 2002, and 2005, were the worst.

The Phantom Menace (1999) is largely regarded as the worst Star Wars movie to date.

But box office takings, as reported by Box Office Mojo and adjusted for inflation, reveal something else.

The Phanom Menace was the third highest grossing of the Star Wars series.

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The 1999 prequel earned $431 million at the time, $765 million in today’s dollars.

The highest grossing movie to date is the very first, A New Hope (1977).

In the US alone, the first Star Wars movie made $1.28 billion in today’s money.

The Force Awakens (2005), JJ Abrams reinvigoration of the Skywalker Saga, came in second with $976.3 million.

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The aforementioned Phantom Menace came in third, followed by Return of the Jedi.

The 1983 final film in the original prequel took fourth place with $731.2 million.

The second in the original trilogy, 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back made an adjusted $712.1 million for fifth place.

In sixth place, Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi took $610.4 million at the box office.

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Strictly speaking, Rogue One is a spin-off, but its direct tie-in to the Skywalker Saga sees it take seventh place having made $545.7 million.

Revenge of the Sith, the final prequel movie, made $535.7 for eighth place.

Lastly, Attack of the Clones (2002) is in ninth place with $469.6 million at the box office.

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Where The Rise of Skywalker will fall remains to be seen.

Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Han Solo spin-off, made $206.3 million.

IMAX, 3D, and special edition takings were reported separately.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out in UK cinemas on Thursday, December 19, 2019.