A timeline of Star Wars Movies in order of release
25th May 1977
Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
Story order: 7
Story order: 7
20th Century Fox
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 121 mins
Box office takings $775 million
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 121 mins
Box office takings $775 million
17th May 1980
Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Story order: 8
Story order: 8
20th Century Fox
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 124 mins
Box office takings $547 million
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 124 mins
Box office takings $547 million
25th May 1983
Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Story order: 9
Story order: 9
20th Century Fox
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 132 mins
Box office takings $475 million
Starring: Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 132 mins
Box office takings $475 million
16th May 1999
Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Story order: 1
Story order: 1
20th Century Fox
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Running Time: 133 mins
Box office takings $1.02 billion
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd
Running Time: 133 mins
Box office takings $1.02 billion
12th May 2002
Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Story order: 2
Story order: 2
20th Century Fox
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Christopher Lee
Running Time: 142 mins
Box office takings $653 million
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Christopher Lee
Running Time: 142 mins
Box office takings $653 million
15th May 2005
Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Story order: 5
Story order: 5
20th Century Fox
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L Jackson
Running Time: 140 mins
Box office takings $868 million
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L Jackson
Running Time: 140 mins
Box office takings $868 million
15th August 2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Story order: 3
Story order: 3
Warner Bros Pictures (Animation)
Starring: Matt Lanter, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein
Running Time: 98 mins
Box office takings $68 million
Starring: Matt Lanter, Nika Futterman, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein
Running Time: 98 mins
Box office takings $68 million
14th December 2015
Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Story order: 10
Story order: 10
Walt Disney Studios
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhall Gleeson
Running Time: 135 mins
Box office takings $2 billion
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhall Gleeson
Running Time: 135 mins
Box office takings $2 billion
10th December 2016
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Story order: 6
Story order: 6
Walt Disney Studios
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
Running Time: 133 mins
Box office takings $1 billion
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen
Running Time: 133 mins
Box office takings $1 billion
9th December 2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Story order: 11
Story order: 11
Walt Disney Studios
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 152 mins
Box office takings $1.3 billion
Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 152 mins
Box office takings $1.3 billion
10th May 2018
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Story order: 4
Story order: 4
Walt Disney Studios
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover
Running Time: 135 mins
Box office takings $393 million
Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover
Running Time: 135 mins
Box office takings $393 million
16th December 2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Story order: 12
Story order: 12
Walt Disney Studios
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 142 mins
Box office takings $1 billion
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Running Time: 142 mins
Box office takings $1 billion
22md December 2023
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Story order: 13
Story order: 13
Walt Disney Studios
Starring: tbc
Running Time: tbc
Box office takings: tbc
Starring: tbc
Running Time: tbc
Box office takings: tbc
First published 2020; updated and republished May 25 2022 @ 5:53 pm – Updated – [last-modified]
Harvard Reference for this page:
Heather Y Wheeler. (2020 – 2022). Star Wars Movies 1977 – Present.