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When it became clear that Star Wars was on course to become a runaway hit, Fox quickly revised its approach and expanded the release to 1,750 screens, giving way more people the chance to visit a galaxy far, far away. Before long, Star Wars was all that anyone could talk about, making sequels inevitable. What would later become known as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. What was seeing the film in theaters back in 1977 really like? We've dug up accounts from the industry execs, journalists, and fans who were there, so buckle up. Fox was certain that romantic thriller The Other Side of Midnight was going to be its big summer hit in 1977, and so were theater owners. According to Travis Reid, head of distribution at Broad Green Pictures, Fox initially forced theaters to show Star Wars in exchange for access to The Other Side of Midnight, which was due out a few weeks later. "But it ultimately flipped around," Reid told Star Wars, you had to play the other film." Word of mouth turned Star Wars into a must-see picture, and demand for tickets was high. Reid wasn't among the group of film buyers who took a chance on the film, something longtime friend Bob Lenihan has never let him live down. "I tease Travis all the time that the only time I ever won was when he picked Star Wars," Lenihan, president of programming at AMC Theatres, said. "On opening day at the Coronet [Theatre in San Francisco], there were lines around the block. It played there until Close Encounters of the Thir...

From scoundrels to Jedi masters to bounty hunters, we've cooked up a list featuring all the upcoming Star Wars TV shows and movies. While some are locked and others are just industry reports that haven't been confirmed by Disney, one thing's for sure - there are passionate plans in the works to give us a lot more of Star Wars, whether it's a story centered on beloved characters or an entirely new cosmic adventure. Click right through the scruffy-looking slideshow below to see what's coming, and a couple of "maybes" too... And follow the link if you'd like to find out what else is coming in the realm of What Are the Next Star Wars Movies and TV Shows Coming Out? 2022 Release Dates For those keeping track, here's the full lineup of upcoming Star Wars movies and TV shows: • Star Wars: Ahsoka TV Series (August 23, 2023) • Star Wars Skeleton Crew (formerly "Grammar Rodeo") TV Series (Possibly 2024) • Star Wars: Andor TV Series Season 2 (August 2024) • Star Wars: The Acolyte TV Series (2024) • Star Wars: Lando TV Series (In Development) • Taika Waititi's Star Wars Movie (In Development) • James Mangold's Ancient Jedi Movie (In Development) • Dave Filoni's Mando-Verse Movie (In Development) • Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy's Jedi Order Movie (In Development) • Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Movie (Canceled) • The Book of Boba Fett: Season 2 (Status Unknown) • Kevin Feige's Star Wars Movie (Canceled) • Untitled J.D. Dillard/Matt Owens Movie (Status Unknown) • Star Wars: Rangers of the New Repub...

In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be born-and the final battle for freedom is yet to come. In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be born-and the final battle for freedom is yet to come. In the riveting conclusion of the landmark Skywalker saga, new legends will be born-and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.

Star Wars: Episode V—The Empire Strikes Back Though Star Wars initially opened in only 42 theatres, the film earned almost $3 million in its first week and had grossed $100 million by the end of the summer. The film won six More than 20 years after the first film appeared, Lucas began releasing a second trilogy of films depicting events that had Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)—which depicted events occurring between Episode II and Episode III—and numerous successful Star Wars: Episode VII—The Force Awakens A seventh film, Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi (2017), directed by Star Wars: Episode IX—The Rise of Skywalker), with Abrams at the helm, was the final installment in the nine-film series that began with Star Wars. This article was most recently revised and updated by

Whichever way you watch it, you're bound to enjoy the experience. After all, Star Wars is one of the most popular franchises on earth. But to get the most out of it, you really need to know how to watch the Star Wars movies in order, whether that be in order of release or chronology. We explain all that here, as well as how canonical TV shows (like Obi-Wan Kenobi, Andor and The Mandalorian fit into the timeline. Then the Prequel Trilogy made things more complicated, by going back in time to tell the story of Anakin Skywalker before he turned to the Dark Side and became Darth Vader. These days, the first Star Wars movie ever released (A New Hope) is actually the fourth movie in the Skywalker Saga.(The Skywalker Saga is the term Lucasfilm uses to describe Episodes I-IX, in which Anakin Skywalker and his descendants have a surprising amount of influence over the fate galaxy.) Meanwhile, the fourth movie to hit cinemas (The Phantom Menace) comes first in chronological order. And when you add the standalone Solo: A Star Wars Story and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story into the list, A New Hope actually becomes the sixth movie in the overall chronology – in other words, it's clear that navigating the timeline ain't like dusting crops. You'll find every live-action Star Wars movie to date in the list below – all nine Episodes of the Skywalker Saga, as well as Solo: A Star Wars Story and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. We've used A New Hope as an anchor point in the timeline, which tends...

From the Millenium Falcon to the Razor Crest, we've scoured the Star Wars galaxyin search of the most awesome ships. Some of the most iconic spacecraft in sci-fi blast across the original trilogy, the prequels and beyond, so we matched them against each other by size, speed and weaponry, if any. Click though the photos for our ranking of the coolest, most deadly and most iconic ships of the Star Wars saga. Introduced in the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this more than 180-foot-long (55-meter) craft reminds us that nothing in this franchise -- not even a space yacht -- should be underestimated. Luxury ride or no, this hot number can absolutely zip past pursuers. According to StarWars.com, some models are even armed with cannons -- make that tastefully concealed cannons. Developed for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this transporter/gunship is also known as the U-wing. It has wings that can face forward or backward, and it's got a pair of not-to-be-trifled-with laser cannons. Its most notable weapon, however, may be the crafty felons it's been known to transport -- Jyn Erso among them. With two orbital guns and more than two dozen cannons, there's a lot to dread in this more than 25,000-foot-long (7,700-meter) Mandator IV-class siege dreadnought from Last Jedi. This First Order behemoth may have taken the most-powerful title here but for one not-so-minor detail: This thing doesn't even last 15 minutes in Last Jedi before it's blown up by a lone Resistance bomber. ...