| 1 mei 1977 | United States of America | PremièreSan Francisco | |
| 25 mei 1977 | Canada | Bioscoop | PG |
| 25 mei 1977 | United States of America | Beperkte bioscooprelease | PG |
| 25 mei 1977 | Uruguay | Bioscoop | |
| 23 augustus 1977 | Philippines | Bioscoop | |
| 11 september 1977 | France | PremièreDeauville American Film Festival | TP |
| 19 oktober 1977 | Switzerland | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 19 oktober 1977 | France | Bioscoop | TP |
| 20 oktober 1977 | Italy | Bioscoop | T |
| 27 oktober 1977 | Australia | Bioscoop | PG |
| 27 oktober 1977 | Belgium | Beperkte bioscooprelease | 12 |
| 7 november 1977 | Spain | Bioscoop | 7 |
| 8 november 1977 | Greece | Bioscoop | |
| 9 november 1977 | New Zealand | Bioscoop | PG |
| 17 november 1977 | Brazil | Bioscoop | 10 |
| 6 december 1977 | Portugal | Bioscoop | M/12 |
| 15 december 1977 | Finland | Bioscoop | K-12 |
| 16 december 1977 | Sweden | Bioscoop | 11 |
| 23 december 1977 | Mexico | Bioscoop | AA |
| 25 december 1977 | Argentina | Bioscoop | ATP |
| 26 december 1977 | Denmark | Bioscoop | 11 |
| 27 december 1977 | United Kingdom | Beperkte bioscooprelease | U |
| 26 januari 1978 | Hong Kong | Bioscoop | |
| 29 januari 1978 | United Kingdom | Bioscoop | U |
| 9 februari 1978 | Germany | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 9 februari 1978 | Netherlands | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 1 juni 1978 | South Korea | Bioscoop | All |
| 24 juni 1978 | Japan | Beperkte bioscooprelease | |
| 1 juli 1978 | India | Bioscoop | U |
| 1 juli 1978 | Japan | Bioscoop | |
| 21 juli 1978 | United States of America | Bioscoop | PG |
| 29 maart 1979 | Poland | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 15 augustus 1979 | Hungary | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 26 april 1982 | Bulgaria | Bioscoop | C |
| 29 april 1982 | Australia | BioscoopRe-release | PG |
| 27 mei 1982 | United States of America | FysiekLaserDisc / Betamax Rental | PG |
| 1 juni 1982 | United States of America | FysiekVHS Rental | PG |
| 1 september 1982 | United States of America | FysiekVHS | PG |
| 8 september 1982 | France | FysiekVHS | |
| 24 oktober 1982 | United Kingdom | TvITV | |
| 1 februari 1983 | United States of America | TvHBO | PG |
| 26 februari 1984 | United States of America | TvCBS | |
| 1 januari 1987 | France | TvAntenne 2 | |
| 20 april 1989 | United States of America | FysiekSpecial Widescreen Edition LaserDisc | PG |
| 11 oktober 1990 | United States of America | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy VHS | PG |
| 10 december 1991 | United Kingdom | FysiekVHS | U |
| 19 juni 1992 | United States of America | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy Letterbox Collector's Edition VHS | PG |
| 15 september 1993 | United States of America | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy: Definitive Collection LaserDisc | PG |
| 29 september 1995 | United States of America | FysiekTHX Remasterd LaserDisc / VHS | PG |
| 31 januari 1997 | Canada | Beperkte bioscoopreleaseSpecial Edition | PG |
| 31 januari 1997 | Germany | BioscoopSpecial Edition | 6 |
| 31 januari 1997 | United States of America | BioscoopSpecial Edition | PG |
| 13 februari 1997 | Taiwan | Bioscoop | |
| 12 maart 1997 | France | BioscoopRe-release | TP |
| 19 maart 1997 | Australia | BioscoopSpecial Edition | PG |
| 19 maart 1997 | Belgium | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 20 maart 1997 | Netherlands | BioscoopRe-release | 12 |
| 21 maart 1997 | Austria | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 21 maart 1997 | Colombia | Bioscoop | |
| 21 maart 1997 | United Kingdom | BioscoopSpecial Edition | U |
| 21 maart 1997 | Ireland | Bioscoop | G |
| 21 maart 1997 | Israel | Bioscoop | |
| 21 maart 1997 | Iceland | Bioscoop | |
| 21 maart 1997 | Norway | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 21 maart 1997 | Portugal | Bioscoop | |
| 21 maart 1997 | South Africa | Bioscoop | |
| 26 maart 1997 | Venezuela | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Argentina | Bioscoop | ATP |
| 27 maart 1997 | Bolivia | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Chile | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Czech Republic | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Hong Kong | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Croatia | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Hungary | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 27 maart 1997 | New Zealand | Bioscoop | PG |
| 27 maart 1997 | Peru | Bioscoop | |
| 27 maart 1997 | Slovenia | Bioscoop | |
| 28 maart 1997 | Lebanon | Bioscoop | |
| 28 maart 1997 | Lithuania | Bioscoop | |
| 28 maart 1997 | Latvia | Bioscoop | |
| 28 maart 1997 | Panama | Bioscoop | |
| 28 maart 1997 | Romania | Bioscoop | 12 |
| 28 maart 1997 | Thailand | Bioscoop | |
| 28 maart 1997 | Turkey | Bioscoop | |
| 2 april 1997 | Jamaica | Bioscoop | |
| 4 april 1997 | Denmark | BioscoopSpecial Edition | 11 |
| 4 april 1997 | Poland | Fysiek | |
| 12 april 1997 | South Korea | BioscoopRe-release | |
| 18 april 1997 | India | Bioscoop | |
| 28 april 1997 | Egypt | Bioscoop | |
| 1 mei 1997 | Malaysia | Bioscoop | |
| 29 mei 1997 | Singapore | Bioscoop | |
| 30 mei 1997 | Estonia | Bioscoop | |
| 31 mei 1997 | Japan | BioscoopSpecial Edition | |
| 17 juni 1997 | Indonesia | Bioscoop | |
| 26 augustus 1997 | United States of America | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy: Special Edition VHS | PG |
| 18 september 1997 | United Kingdom | FysiekSpecial Edition DVD | U |
| 26 november 1997 | United States of America | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy: Special Edition LaserDisc | PG |
| 10 juni 1999 | United Kingdom | FysiekDVD | U |
| 22 november 2000 | Japan | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy: Special Edition Re-issue | |
| 25 april 2002 | Netherlands | TvYorin | 12 |
| 1 september 2004 | United Kingdom | FysiekOriginal Trilogy box set | U |
| 1 september 2004 | United States of America | FysiekStar Wars Trilogy DVD | PG |
| 13 juni 2006 | United Kingdom | Fysiek1977 original version DVD | U |
| 12 september 2006 | United States of America | FysiekGOUT DVD | PG |
| 11 april 2008 | United States of America | TvSpike | |
| 2 november 2008 | Netherlands | FysiekDVD | 12 |
| 1 september 2011 | Netherlands | FysiekBlu-ray | 12 |
| 6 september 2011 | United Kingdom | FysiekStar Wars: The Complete Saga Blu-Ray box set | U |
| 6 september 2011 | United States of America | FysiekThe Complete Saga & Prequel Trilogy Blu-ray | PG |
| 14 september 2011 | France | FysiekBlu-ray | TP |
| 9 april 2015 | France | Digitaal | |
| 10 november 2015 | United States of America | FysiekSteelBook Blu-ray | PG |
| 23 september 2016 | United States of America | TvTNT | |
| 27 juni 2019 | United States of America | Beperkte bioscoopreleaseSamuel Goldwyn Theater (70mm) | |
| 12 november 2019 | United States of America | DigitaalDisney+ | PG |
| 31 maart 2020 | United States of America | Fysiek4K Ultra HD | PG |
| 7 april 2020 | France | DigitaalDisney+ | TP |
| 5 juni 2020 | France | Fysiek4K Ultra HD | |
| 23 november 2023 | United States of America | TvFX | |
| 30 augustus 2024 | United States of America | Beperkte bioscoopreleaseOjibwe-language dub | PG |
| 15 januari 2025 | United States of America | FysiekPhysical release | |
| 12 juni 2025 | United Kingdom | PremièreBFI Film on Film Festival (original first print version) | |
| 17 februari 2027 | France | BioscoopRe-release (50 years) | |
| 18 februari 2027 | Brazil | BioscoopRelançamento de 50 Anos | 12 |
| 18 februari 2027 | Germany | Bioscoop50th anniversary | |
| 18 februari 2027 | Ukraine | BioscoopRe-release | |
| 19 februari 2027 | United States of America | Bioscoop50th anniversary re-release | PG |