todayinhistory: May 25th 1977: Star Wars releasedOn this day in 1977, the iconic film Star Wars - la
todayinhistory:May 25th 1977: Star Wars releasedOn this day in 1977, the iconic film Star Wars - later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope - was released in the United States. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Alec Guinness starred in the space opera which depicted the struggle between the Rebel Alliance and the villainous Galactic Empire. George Lucas’s film was not expected to be a huge success, but when it was released earned $460 million in the United States and $337 million overseas, thus defeating Jaws as the highest-grossing film of all time; this record was later surpassed by E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in 1983. The hit film was critically praised, being nominated for 10 Academy Awards and winning 6. Star Wars was followed by two sequels and a later prequel trilogy which was released between 1999 and 2005, and the franchise ultimately grossed over $4 billion. Star Wars was a groundbreaking piece of cinema and remains a highly popular and significant series in the history of film. This year, a long-waited seventh installment of the series will be released, directed by J.J. Abrams and featuring some of the original stars of the 1977 film. -- source link
#history#star wars