Recorded/Estimated Wordwide Gross

$758.44 / $878.05

US Actual: $431.07 / 49.1%

Intl Est.: $446.99 / 50.9%

Recorded/Estimated Admissions Wordwide

139.9M / 168.0M

US Actual: 84.86 / 50.5%

Intl. Est: 83.12 / 49.5%

Worldwide Release History

255 Days / 7,154 Theaters*

Average Gross/Week: 4,770,091

First Released: 05/21/99 Last Seen: 01/31/00

* as many as, tracking

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Synopsis: Qui Gon, a Jedi Knight, and his young apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, try to restore peace between a malevolent Trade Federation and a peaceful planet. Against the wishes of the Jedi Council and the wisdom of Yoda, the Knight trains the young follower because he feels that he has the "force" to do great things. Together they must vanquish the evil, black-and-orange faced Darth Maul, who is a masterful kung-fu fighter, and also his alien sidekick, a floppy-eared, irritating creature named Jar Jar Binks.

Comment: In Episode I, Luke Skywalker's father is just a hopeful 9-year-old boy named Anakin, who knows nothing of his eventual fate as a Dark Lord in years to come. In this earlier time, Obi-Wan Kenobi is a determined young Jedi Knight. Qui-Gon Jinn is Obi-Wan's venerable Jedi master, trying to teach the Jedi way to his apprentice as their world begins to unravel in political turmoil.

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