One of the biggest moments in modern Hollywood history occurred in 2012, when it was revealed that Disney was purchasing Lucasfilm from founder George Lucas for more than $4 billion.
Not only did it mean Disney was making another splashy acquisition, and that Lucas was cashing out in a big way.
It meant, above all else, that we were getting new “Star Wars” movies. The new trilogy kicked off with director J.J.
Abrams’ “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in 2015, which remains one of the biggest movies of all time.
It was Episode VII in the…The post Tales From the Box Office: Rogue One Turned Two Lines of Star Wars Text Into a Billion-Dollar Hit appeared first on /Film.
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