Frenzy over new Star Wars movie

The success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is seemingly already assured before its release on December 18, after fans crashed cinema chain websites around the world in a frenzy of online ticket-buying
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Budget Box office
UPCOMING STAR WARS MOVIES (Lucasfilm under Disney ownership)
Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Dec 18, 2015)
Rogue One (Anthology Series – AS)(2016)
Episode VIII (2017)
Han Solo origin story (AS)(2018)
Episode IX (2019)
Boba Fett story (AS)
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PREVIOUS MOVIES, WORLDWIDE BOX OFFICE (before Disney buyout of Lucasfilm)
III: Revenge of the Sith (2005) $1,034.38m
II: Attack of the Clones (2002) $857.34m
I: The Phantom Menace (1999) $1,466.87m
VI: Return of the Jedi (1983) $1,368.01m
V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)  $1,542.19m
IV: A New Hope (1977) $3,088.32m
($U.S. inflation-adjusted to 2015 values)
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Harrison Ford returns as Han Solo
Daisy Ridley plays Rey, one of several new lead characters
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Sources: the-numbers.com, bls.gov, Fortune
Pictures: Lucasfilm Ltd (Disney)

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