30 years ago this weekend Star Wars (A New Hope) was released into the world in the summer of 1977. The film became an instant success; within three weeks of the film's release, 20th Century Fox's stock price doubled to a record high. Before 1977, 20th Century Fox's greatest annual profits were $37,000,000; in 1977, the company earned $79,000,000.
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