Title The Empire Strikes Back Overview The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair. Tagline The Adventure Continues... Genres Adventure, Action, Science Fiction Keywords rebel, android, asteroid, space battle, snow storm, space colony, spaceship, lightsaber, jedi, good vs evil, rebellion, the force, space opera, stormtrooper, wookie, jedi master, jedi training, droid Production Companies Lucasfilm, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 124 Release Year 1980
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 538 million USD