The best way to watch the Star Wars saga films is in its chronological order. Because the movies were released on different decades and the production order does not match the story order, watching it in its release order requires you to jump around the timeline quite a bit. It also makes it feel less like a linear narrative.
With new Star Wars story movies that are meant to tell stories apart from the Skywalker family saga, we have to know where they fit on the timeline.
Chronological Order of Star Wars Movies:
| Movie | Release Date | Director | Box Office (Budget) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode I: The Phantom Menace | May 19, 1999 | George Lucas | $1.027 B ($115 M) |
| Episode II: Attack of the Clones | May 16, 2002 | George Lucas | $649.4 M ($115 M) |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Animated) | August 15, 2008 | Dave Filoni | $68.3 M ($8.5 M) |
| Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | May 19, 2005 | George Lucas | $848.8 M ($113 M) |
| Solo: A Star Wars Story Official trailer > | May 25, 2018 | Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Ron Howard | $392.9 M ($275 M) |
| Episode IV: A New Hope | May 25, 1977 | George Lucas | $775.4 M ($11 M) |
| Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | May 21, 1980 | Irvin Kershner | $538.4 M ($33 M) |
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Official trailer > | December 16, 2016 | Gareth Edwards | $1.056 B ($265 M) |
| Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | May 25, 1983 | Richard Marquand & George Lucas | $572.7 M ($42.7 M) |
| Episode VII: The Force Awakens Official playlist > | December 18, 2015 | J. J. Abrams | $2.068 B ($306 M) |
| Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Official playlist > | December 15, 2017 | Rian Johnson | $1.332 B ($200 M) |
| Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Official playlist > | December 20, 2019 | J. J. Abrams | $1.074 B ($275 M) |
