<P> The film ended its run in American theaters on October 20, 2005, finishing with a total gross of $380,270,577 . It ranks 29th in all - time domestic grosses and is the highest - grossing U.S. of 2005, outgrossing second - place The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by nearly $90 million . The film sold an estimated 59,324,600 tickets in the US . </P> <P> International grosses that exceeded $460 million include those Australia ($27.2 million), France and Algeria ($56.9 million), Germany ($47.3 million), Italy ($11.3 million), Japan ($82.7 million), Mexico ($15.3 million), South Korea ($10.3 million), Spain ($23.8 million), and the United Kingdom and Ireland ($72.8 million). </P> <P> Following the release of Revenge of the Sith--the completion of the original and prequel Star Wars series--on June 9, 2005, George Lucas was presented with the 33rd American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award . The institute honored his "astonishing contributions to the art and technology of filmmaking, as well as the impact of the epic Star Wars series". </P> <P> Despite being the prequel trilogy's best reviewed and received film, it received fewer award nominations than the previous films . It became the only Star Wars film not to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; however, it was nominated for Best Makeup (Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley), losing to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe . It also won "Favorite Motion Picture" and "Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture" awards at the People's Choice Awards, "Hollywood Movie of the Year" award at the Hollywood Film Festival, Empire Awards (Sci - Fi / Fantasy Film), and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Action . It also was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack Album at the 48th Grammy Awards in 2006 . </P>

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