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Don't underestimate the power of the Force ... or inflation. Box-office analysts predict that in dollar terms, The Force Awakens will be the biggest earning movie with Star Wars in its name. But such measurements almost always fail to account for inflation. In real dollar terms, none of the sequels/prequels have surpassed the original Star Wars (later subtitled Episode IV: A New Hope).
A New Hope was a smash success financially, a bona fide blockbuster in the dawn of the blockbuster era. With cinemas screening the original Star Wars for most of 1977 and 1978, the film garnered $512 million in ticket sales. What's truly incredible about that figure is that movie tickets in 1977 cost just $2.23 on average. That means about 230 million people went to see the film, slightly more than the population of the U.S. at the time.
(Score: 4, Informative) by wonkey_monkey on Thursday December 17 2015, @10:51PM
It also had naked Jenny Agutter.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday December 17 2015, @11:08PM
A more insightful comment has never been made around here ;)
Totally agree. That woman was 10 times Carrie Fisher. At a minimum. Maybe only 3 times when Carrie was in the bikini, and closer to 12 when Carrie was on Hoth.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 17 2015, @11:21PM
And don't forget Farrah Fawcett! She was in it for 30 seconds or so, but it was before she was discovered. Not long after she was discovered and when Logan's Run hit TV, our local independent station aired the movie. And every commercial break had the 10-second promo: "Stay tuned for more Logan's Run starring Farrah Fawcett Majors!"