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Forbes publication determined that the Star Wars franchise, from the time it started off in the late 1970's, had earned in excess of something like 20 billion us dollars in sales revenue, and with six big screen success stories, at least three spin-off films, 5 licensed television shows, as well as 1000s of books, comics, and also games, it's really no surprise. What may be a shock, though, is the fact that by the time Star Wars creator George Lucas completed the first film, he was over-budget, out of time, and additionally certain the film would certainly be a flop. Early screenings from the motion picture did very little to enhance Lucas' ideas that the motion picture would be any kind of success, however when it was ultimately launched during the summer of 1977, the movie earned practically 7 million dollars in the very first weekend. It is considered to be the second highest lucrative film ever.

As you can most likely picture, the Star Wars toy and merchandise business has developed substantially since the Christmas of 1977. Via extra action figures to space ships, play sets, as well as light-sabers, the classic Star Wars model market had almost everything. As Episodes V along with VI were launched, more toys and games hit the marketplace. T-shirts, bedsheets, tooth brushes, hair combs, as well as watches ended up being all part of the marketing campaign too.

Following the release of Return of the Jedi, though, the actual Star Wars advertising machine slowed down substantially. Many people did actually consider the Star Wars market was nearing the finish. However, in the late 1990s, a fresh line of Star Wars action figures was released. Dubbed "The Power of the Force" line, these green carded figures made a totally new era of collectors, and with the release of the special edition of the initial trilogy, and also the subsequent release of Star Wars Episode I to III, the actual advertising machine started back into top gear.

Nowadays there's a great deal of Star Wars memorabilia available for modern day enthusiasts. A great deal of the star wars memorabilia available can be effortlessly found on auction web sites.