Summary

  • Revenge of the Sith's return to theatres has brought its box office takings up to $900 million.
  • This puts it just below Phantom Menace, which grossed more than $1 billion.
  • This is despite Revenge of the Sith often being regarded as the superior prequel film.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Star 🔴Wars: Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith just returned to theatre🦄s for its twentieth anniversary. Despite the prequels being a laughing stock for some time, the kids who grew up with them🏅 are now adults and have a lot of꧑ fondness for them.

So, it's no surprise to hear that Revenge of the Sith 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:performed well at the box office, bringing its worldwide box office takings up to around $900 million. However, as impressive as this is, it isn't enough to help it rise through the rankings compared to the other films in the series, and it currently sits behind what is commonly regarded as the worst Star Wars film ever released: 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Phantom Menace.

Revenge Of The Sith Is A Hit, But Couldn't Beat Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Ep💫isode 1 - The Phantom Menace has also enjoyed a renewal of popularity in recent years, but its critical evaluation hasn't improved as much as Revenge of the Sith's. Still, you can't argue with the box office takings, as it's made $1,046,513,456 in total, according to .

The same site reports that Revenge of the Sith's takings are𒊎 now $899,665,673. This puts it above Star Wars: Episode 4 - A New Hope, buღt below Phantom Menace.

In case you're curious, there's the current ranking of all live-action Star Wars film🥂s by b♌ox office performance:

  1. The Force Awakens
  2. The Last Jedi
  3. The Rise of Skywalker
  4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  5. The Phantom Menace
  6. Revenge of the Sith
  7. A New Hope
  8. Attack of the Clones
  9. The Empire Strikes Back
  10. Return of the Jedi
  11. Solo: A Star Wars Story

Looking at these charts, Revenge of the Sith being beaten by Phantom Menace does start to make sense, d♛espite the former being more critically successful. The first entry in a new trilogy has always performed better than its sequels,ꦫ which is understandable, since fans would have waited years for Star Wars to return when it came to Phantom Menace and The Force Awakens.

Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
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Action
Adventure
Release Date
May 19, 2005
Runtime
140 minutes
Director
ꦯ George Lucas
Writers
George Lucꦏas
Prequel(s)
ꦛ Star Wars: Epis❀ode II - Attack of the Clones

Cast

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    Ewan McGregor
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    Natalie Portman
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    Hayden Christensen
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    Ian McDiarmid

Sequel(s)
𝕴 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ও