Did You Know…? Star Wars 1977 Release Date
Did you know… back in 1977, it was nearly 7 full months after Episode IV: A New Hope (then, just “Star Wars“) was released in the United States that it showed up in New Zealand theatres, just before Christmas.
Read more about NZ movie premieres and release dates:
- 1977 Star Wars: A New Hope, 24 December
- 1980 The Empire Strikes Back, 5 December
- 1983 Return of the Jedi, 25 November
- 1997 Original Trilogy Special Editions, 27 March (A New Hope), 10 April (The Empire Strikes Back), and 24 April (Return of the Jedi)
- 1999 The Phantom Menace, 10 June
- 2002 Attack of the Clones, 16 May
- 2005 Revenge of the Sith, 19 May
- 2008 The Clone Wars, 14 August
- 2012 The Phantom Menace 3D, 9 February
- 2015 The Force Awakens, 17 December
- 2016 Rogue One, 15 December
- 2017 The Last Jedi, 14 December
- 2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story, 24 May
- 2019 The Rise of Skywalker, 19 December
