Star Wars — film release
Date as reported
Star Wars — film release (1977-05-25). United States opening date.
- Category
- Science Fiction
- Type
- Science fiction film release
- Subjects
- Science fiction, Film and television
- Work
- Star Wars
- Medium
- Film
- Created by
- George Lucas
- Ranking
- AFI's 10 Top 10: Science Fiction, rank 2; AFI official Letterboxd list, consulted 2026-10-29.
- Country
- US
Sources and attribution
- Lucasfilm: Star Wars (opens in a new tab) — Factual summary based on Lucasfilm: Star Wars. Original source retains its rights.
- Online Film Critics Society: 2002 Top 100 Sci-Fi Films (opens in a new tab)
- AFI official Letterboxd: 10 Top 10 Science Fiction (opens in a new tab) — Ranking attributed to the American Film Institute.