Star Wars Fan Analysis

That number is a far stretch from $4.5 billion right? Well the Star wars franchise includes much more than just the 6 movies box office totals. The video and DVD sales are about $3 billion 775 million as said by statistic brain. This includes all DVDs and movies from all 6 movies and Star wars the clone wars. The video game sales grossed $2.9 billion. These games range from the oldest super Nintendo games to the newer PlayStation and Xbox games. The book sales have grossed $1.82 billion. This is an example of just 1 of the 23 books my boyfriend alone has, all together there are over 100 books written. The toy sales have grossed 12 billion this includes all collectibles, action figures, and toys such as puzzles, Legos, coloring books, or bobble heads that talk. The last bit is considered “other” which includes licensing, television shows, and merchandise grossed appx. $1.304 billion to date. Merchandise includes Pez despisers, posters, and any other Star Wars affiliated product.

CI: If you want to know how Star Wars has progressed over the years, you will need to have seen the films, have played their video games, and have a collection of their merchandise.

When intrigued or often obsessed with something, you may seem to bring it into all aspects of your life. The Columnist Christopher Borelli has certainly done just that with his writings. Although some articles are not about Star Wars, I chose, as an invested fan in Harry Potter, to see how someone just as invested in Star Wars viewed the world.

Few great filmmakers can write and oversee the production of a film that will be relevant and built upon for the next 4 decades. Even fewer filmmakers can be regarded as the person who changed cinema forever. George Lucas did all of this in 1977 with the release of the film he created, originally called, “The Star Wars.” He had this idea after his first feature length film “American Graffiti” in 1973. This film became popular and he later pitched his idea for a space opera to the production company. They agreed and Star Wars was born. In the beginning, it was meant to be one film, which would entail all of the story for the three films in the original trilogy, A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Due to budget

I was in a room, not a very large room, but big enough for the circle of odd numbered minds that had been assembled to discuss, debate, theorize, or maybe just waste time, on the topic at hand. I am a mere observer, with nothing more than a pen, my thoughts, and a strong will to keep my mouth closed when some reporter, author, or other member of the crowd makes some outlandish comment. I was there for no other reason than to make sense of what was being bickered back and forth about.

On the whole, ‘Star Wars’ was received very well by audiences. The film earned almost $36 million in its opening weekend, and soon topped the E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) as the all-time domestic

When it comes to the upcoming Star Wars movies--owned by Disney, logistically disowned by George Lucas, partially corrupted by sub-par prequels, and an aging Harrison Ford--most fans of the franchise are split between semi-religious release at the thought of a continuation to the universe the epic tale has weaved, or abhor the idea of seeing some favored actors limp around on stage for what may amount to nothing more than symbolic mania, deadening the old trilogy’s significance.

When George Lucas decided to create Star Wars, it needed to grab people’s attention. And so, the special effects had to be great. George Lucas made it so you felt like you were there. Star Wars also has a wonderful plot. It always keeps you on your toes, because there’s never a dull moment-especially when there’s lightsaber duels and pod-races. Star Wars has been very successful due to it’s plot and the special effects.

Disney spent lots of money on advertising on that movie. There were many ads on TV, and merchandise was everywhere. Now, they’re even making a whole section in Disney World dedicated to Star Wars. This is all going to attract a way larger audience. Of course, advertisements and merchandise isn’t cheap, but but the profit you’re going to make is probably going to be higher.

While observing the set Lucas says that the set is so much better than his set and the movie will make much more money than Star Wars to Lucas’s dismay. Lucas also said “Oh my God, your movie is better than Star Wars! This is gonna be the biggest hit of all time. I can’t believe this set” Lucas said he would trade some earnings with Spielberg. They would each trade 2.5 percent of their movies earnings to each other. Then Spielberg agreed to the bet but actually Star Wars made $775 million at the box office and close encounters only making $304 million. Though Lucas did not lose much money since after the movie he was still a billionaire so there was not a giant hole in his wallet after the bet which surprised Lucas. He was very surprised that Star Wars got almost double the earning of close encounters and now had so much money.

In the introduction to Dalton's paper, Dalton provides the reader with a personal account, “I was never a hardcore Star Wars geek” although he was the perfect age to have his young brain, “blasted into orbit by the first trilogy”. As a movie critic, Dalton is supposed to fairly judge movies without being bias; however, Dalton had decided he already was not Star Wars number one fan before stepping

There has been a lot of debate about which Star Wars ® movies are the best: the old trilogy, or the new one (episodes 4,5,6 vs 7 and Rogue One), but the answer is clear, the new ones are simply better. They have better props, the budget was large, they are newer, so the technology can be more advanced, and the amount of money the box office made was more, and the old movies are just not good. First of all, the new movies have better props. Harrison Ford quoted in a behind the scenes of The Force Awakens, “There wasn’t the budget for switches with springs, so they got the ones without them. You can watch them slowly fall in the background.” Budget is also a factor. The higher the budget, the more money they have to get props, better equipment,

It's kinda funny, I've literally never seen any of the Star Wars movies. A lot of my friends rant and rave about it, and here I am completely oblivious to what they are so intrigued by. I like how you pointed out the advertisement aspect of the movie industry. A decent percentage of sales is actual merchandise. Although I've never seen the series, I still own a star wars coffee mug. The people in charge of marketing were able to appeal to a broader

This dramatic space voyage caught the minds of not only children, but adults as well causing a flourishing need for more. After this 2 more episodes were released to complete the trilogy The Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi. These two had just as great reviews and story plots only causing more and more of an influence on generations to come. Within the 1980s the fandom that arose would only be a portion of the fandom still

While the age-old question of “Star Wars or Star Trek?” is based on personal preference, there are many similarities and differences between the two. Star Wars, though it has a larger fan base, is not necessarily the reigning champion when it comes to storylines, nor is Star Trek the winner with its scientific background and hopeful prospects of the future. Sci-Fi, or science fiction, has been a genre that has fascinated the masses for generations. Having had the space race end in 1957, the space travel frenzy that ensued was the beginning of a Sci-Fi nation. Star Trek’s television series, The Original Series was fairly successful, while Star Wars’ A New Hope was a smashing success, bringing in millions of dollars and twice as many fans. Star Trek’s The Next Generation and Star Wars’ A New Hope have as much in common as they have in opposition. Star Trek and Star Wars, though both extraordinary on their own, have many similarities and differences such as plot, character diversity, and special effects.