1. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back ($534 million)

“Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father” – Darth Vader

The Empire Strikes Back is widely considered the best Star Wars movie ever made. And there’s no doubt that this is a wonderfully entertaining movie and a sci-fi gem with several fantastic sequences. From the Empire’s attack on the icy planet Hoth, to the Millennium Falcon’s daring escape from Imperial Star Destroyers to a climatic lightsaber duel on Cloud City and Darth Vader’s startling revelation to Luke, this is a film full of memorable scenes.

But it does have its faults though, as the performances were not that great (although James Earl Jones’ Darth Vader voiceover is superb) and the film suffers due to it being a “middle” chapter, as viewers had to wait until 1983’s Return of the Jedi for a conclusion to the Star Wars saga. Nonetheless, The Empire Strikes Back still stands as the best Star Wars movie to date.