Number of French viewers of the Star Wars franchise 2018

Star Wars: The Force Awakens ranked as the most seen of the Star Wars movies in France, recording an attendance of 10.5 million viewers in 2018. The Phantom Menace, also the first installment of a brand-new trilogy, attracted almost eight million viewers since its release in 1999 (3D rerelease included). As of September 2019, The Force Awakens is considered the most successful movie of all time with over 936 million dollars in box office revenue in North America.

An intergalactic success

Since A New Hope’s release in 1977, Star Wars has quickly won over the hearts of every viewer, young and old alike. Thanks to its success, both unexpected and unparalleled, the franchise became a phenomenon like no other all around the world. With a total worldwide box office revenue of 9.31 billion U.S. dollars, Star Wars is now the second-highest grossing movie franchise of all time, surpassed only by the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is also owned by the Walt Disney Company.

Disney strikes back

On October 30, 2012, Disney announced the purchase of Lucasfilm for approximately four billion dollars, launching a new wave of movies, TV shows, comic books and merchandising in the process. Solo: A Star Wars Story was the fifth highest-grossing Disney movie of 2018 in North America and generated nearly 213 million dollars.