PHThe first Star Wars was expected to be a flop
The original 1977 You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. had a budget of $8 million, which distributor 20th Century Fox was reluctant to give to director/writer George Lucas, so he accepted a lower salary in order to keep the budget. The movie went on to make You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. around the world, and Disney picked up the entire franchise for $4 billion. For comparison, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which was released in 2017, had a reported budget of You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
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