‘The Phantom Menace’ Re-Release Forces Its Way Past Domestic Box Office Milestone

Padme Amidala sitting at her throne in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace.

The Big Picture Even as they largely turn their backs on new releases, the millennials have been kept entertained by several turn-of-the-century titles, such as The Mummy, Shrek 2, and most recently, Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace. Each of these movies was re-released in theaters on the occasion of their 25th or 20th anniversaries, and there was one clear winner.

It currently ranks as the fifth-biggest Star Wars film in history, behind Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens , Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi , Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker , and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story . Factoring in overseas appeal, there’s a chance that The Phantom Menace will overtake Rogue One by the time this re-release window is over.

The Phantom Menace told the origin story of the villainous Darth Vader, when he was just a boy called Anakin Skywalker . It also starred Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Liam Neeson as the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, and Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala. Anakin was played by Hayden Christensen in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. He and McGregor reprized their respective roles in the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, which further renewed interest in the sequel trilogy.

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