The first film in the saga under the direction of Disney and even more so without George Lucas: suffice it to say that the latest Star Wars trilogy was expected. And to relaunch such a franchise, no expense can be spared, and that’s exactly what the studio did with Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015. The result: $533 million was spent on the film, the most expensive film to date. time.
The first movie, directed by JJ Abrams, also turned out to be the most expensive of his own trilogy, with The Last Jedi costing $362 million and The Rise of Skywalker $503 million, Forbes estimated at the time.
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Good deal for Disney
Importantly, Disney has already recouped a significant portion of its investment thanks to the decision to film in the UK and the UK government’s film tax relief scheme. This reduced the cost to 446 million – even if it was all spent before that money was withdrawn – which still keeps it among the most expensive films in history, if we apply the same terms to its competitors.
on its production, God is waking up grossed $2.071 million – and still ranks fifth on the list of the highest-grossing films of all time. So the investment paid off, and we suspect the return of Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill has nothing to do with it.
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I remind you that St God is waking upThirty years after the fall of Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat emerges: the First Order, a dark organization bent on destroying the Republic. Opposite him, General Leia Organa, who is looking for her missing twin brother, Luke Skywalker, leads the resistance and tries her best to confront the enemy organization led by Supreme Leader Snoke (Andy Serkis) and his disciple, Kylo Ren (Adam Driver). ). Meanwhile, young Rey (Daisy Riddle), alone in the world and surviving by scavenging ancient shipwrecks, finds herself involved in something much bigger than she imagined…
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