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May 25, 1977: STAR WARS is released to movie theaters
George Lucas thought the film would bomb and hid in Hawaii where he got together with Steven Spielberg and the two collaborated on RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. STAR WARS had a budget of $11 million and went on to do $775.5 million worldwide. Lucas was paid $500,000 as director and contracted for all the merchandising rights. It was this savvy deal that made him ultra wealthy.
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