News Summary

• George Lucas became a billionaire thanks to a galaxy far, far away.
• However, a much larger portion of the filmmaker's bank account was padded out thanks to the merchandising that resulted from the "Star Wars" saga.
• Over the lifetime of the franchise up to that point, $20 billion worth of licensed goods has been sold, compared to $4.4 billion in ticket sales at the box office and $3.8 billion in home entertainment products, such as VHS, DVD, etc.