‘Star Wars' Hits The Charts Following ‘Revenge Of The Sith' Box Office Coup

Forbes

08-05-2025

It seems that no matter how much time passes, anything connected to the Star Wars franchise will not only make money, but continue to generate revenue, even if it's been years or possibly decades since fans were first introduced to a piece of media. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, the movie was recently put back into theaters. It proved to be a hugely successful re-release, and the popularity of the sometimes-maligned entry in the franchise has crossed over to the Billboard rankings, where the music that soundtracked the film is charting once again.
The Revenge of the Sith soundtrack is back on multiple tallies in the U.S. this week. The project, which is credited to John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra, along with the choral group London Voices, reappears on a pair of Billboard rankings this week.
It's a top 10 hit once more as it reenters the Classical Crossover Albums list at No. 10. It also lands in the lucky thirteenth spot on the slightly-broader Classical Albums ranking.
Revenge of the Sith has already spent more than 100 weeks on both tallies. It previously reached No. 1 on each list and has logged 102 weeks on the Classical Albums chart, and just three additional frames on the Classical Crossover Albums roster.
In the United States, between April 25 and 27, Revenge of the Sith was the second-highest-grossing movie, despite the fact that it was originally released two decades ago. With more than $25 million in ticket sales, it beat out new arrivals like The Accountant 2 and Until Dawn. The Star Wars flick fell slightly behind Sinners, which earned another stay at No. 1 at the box office — its third in a row — with over $45 million in ticket sales.
The twentieth anniversary release of Revenge of the Sith has thus far earned $55 million globally. That places it within the top 20 top-grossing movies of the year all around the world. The original run of the film was vastly more successful, racking up more than $900 million.
With the movie – the third in the second trilogy of Star Wars movies – being so massively popular, it's no wonder that the music that's featured within the final installment in that series has become successful again as well.