Released in 1977, "A New Hope" was the first film in the Star Wars franchise and had a production cost of 11 million U.S. dollars, achieving worldwide box office revenues of around 775 million U.S. dollars. One of the newest additions the franchise, "Solo: A Star Wars Story", ranks among the most expensive films of all time, with production costs in the hundreds of millions.
The Star Wars franchise
Star Wars is one of the most successful film franchises in the world. The series has produced some of science fiction's most recognizable characters, songs and quotes, not to mention some of the highest grossing films ever made. Over the years the franchise has grown to include a wide range of movies, TV shows, video games, toys and books. Fans of the franchise rank "Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" as their favorite film.
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Box Office Mojo. (January 27, 2022). Production costs and global box office revenue of Star Wars movies as of January 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/311356/star-wars-production-costs-box-office-revenue/
Box Office Mojo. "Production costs and global box office revenue of Star Wars movies as of January 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311356/star-wars-production-costs-box-office-revenue/
Box Office Mojo. (2022). Production costs and global box office revenue of Star Wars movies as of January 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/311356/star-wars-production-costs-box-office-revenue/
Box Office Mojo. "Production Costs and Global Box Office Revenue of Star Wars Movies as of January 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311356/star-wars-production-costs-box-office-revenue/
Box Office Mojo, Production costs and global box office revenue of Star Wars movies as of January 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/311356/star-wars-production-costs-box-office-revenue/ (last visited July 04, 2022)
