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Metrics. Opening Weekend: $1,554,475 (0.3% of total gross) Legs: 12.84 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) Domestic Share: 59.5% (domestic box office/worldwide) Production Budget: $11,000,000 (worldwide box office is 70.5 times production budget)
Budget. $11 million [3] [4] Box office. $775.4 million [3] Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox.
- $11 million
- John Williams
- May 25, 1977
- Gary Kurtz
May 25, 2017 · The original $11 million put into filming Star Wars ( eventually renamed Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope years later) is arguably the best investment ever made in Hollywood.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — $8.5 Million
- 11 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope — $11 Million
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back — $30.5 Million
- Tar Wars: Episode Vi - Return of The Jedi — $42.7 Million
- 8 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of The Sith — $113 Million
- 7 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of The Clones — $115 Million
- 6 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace — $115 Million
- 5 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story — $265 Million
- 4 Star Wars: Episode IV - The Rise of Skywalker — $275 Million
- 3 Solo: A Star Wars Story — $300 Million
If there’s a black sheep of the Star Wars franchise that is still considered canon (thus excluding the abysmal holiday special and the fun, if a little wonky, Ewok TV movies) it has to be the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Although the film was really just three-ish episodes strung together into feature length, it serves as the epic pilot...
When compared to the latter installments of the franchise (and not taking the special editions into consideration), the original film, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, certainly looks like the entry that cost the least. That being said, the budget was slightly higher than some other sci-fi films of the time. However, George Lucas and his team we...
When your predecessor is the most successful film of all time, you’d better get an increased budget. The Empire Strikes Back is a much more confident film than the original, thanks in no small part to the fact that it had over twice the amount of money to work with. Interestingly, though, instead of bombarding viewers with more battles and explosio...
Watching the behind-the-scenes footage of what went into the making of Return of the Jedi makes you marvel at the fact that the film didn’t cost even more money. They pulled out all the stops to make the concluding chapter of this volume of Star Wars a dazzling treat for the senses. You’ve got everything at Jabba’s palace, where it appears that the...
The third film in the prequel trilogy cost a little bit less than the two films leading up to it, which is both surprising and understandable. While The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones relied heavily on CGI to create the world Lucas wanted us to see, they still utilized classic film techniques for certain elements. Revenge of the Sith has s...
Somehow, the budget for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones managed to equal that of The Phantom Menace. As discussed with Revenge of the Sith, this is likely because the production itself was beginning to move away from miniatures and physical locations. Instead, a greater emphasis was placed on digital alternatives. Yoda is no longer a p...
Divisive as it may be, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace serves as a real turning point for film production in much the same way A New Hope was. As other blockbuster films used CGI to accent scenes or fill in some blanks, The Phantom Menace went ahead and created a whole character who features heavily in the plot, along with that creature’s...
The first of the theatrically released spin-off films not to focus on a member of the Skywalker family, Rogue One largely ignores the mysticism and whimsy of the franchise and focuses primarily on the war itself. Although considered too dark, serious, and fan-servicey for a lot of viewers, Rogue One manages to stand so firmly on its own that it ser...
Just like Revenge of the Sith, the final chapter of the Skywalker saga (The Rise of Skywalker) managed to cost a bit less than its predecessors. His may be the most surprising entry on the list considering the non-stop action, world-hopping, gigantic battles, and the re-purposing of Carrie Fisher footage to include General Leia in the story. Not on...
Had most of this stand-alone film not been reshot by director Ron Howard, its budget would likely have been considerably smaller. Although we never got to see the scenes shot by Lord and Miller, they’re still technically considered part of the production. Otherwise, it might have worked out to be closer to the budget for Rogue One (which also had r...
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Worldwide. $775,398,507. Domestic Distributor Twentieth Century Fox. See full company information. Domestic Opening $1,554,475. Budget $11,000,000. Earliest Release Date May 25, 1977 (Domestic)...
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Jun 28, 1999 · Now Lucas has put ILM to work touching up the effects, including some that his limited 1977 budget left him unsatisfied with. Most of the changes are subtle; you'd need a side-by-side comparison to see that a new shot is a little better.
Original Release. Domestic. Grosses. Domestic (100%) $307,263,857. International ( –) –. Worldwide. $307,263,857. Distributor Twentieth Century Fox. See full company information. Opening...
