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Article: Obi-Wan is here and the force is with him.(DVDs)("The Star Wars Trilogy")(Video Recording Review)
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- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- January 1, 2005
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"Star Wars" is going to flop! So 20th Century Fox thought about director George Lucas' new film. In spite of his success with "American Graffiti," the studio chose, instead, to throw its weight behind the big screen version of Sidney Sheldon's The Other Side of Midnight. On May 19, 1977, "Star Wars" opened in only 37 theaters nationwide; Lucas and company feared the worst.
Yet, this groundbreaking space adventure captivated audiences and was an immediate hit. It went on to set revenue and attendance records, earning Fox a fortune, and gave birth to the industry's first "blockbuster movie"
Nominated for an impressive 10 Academy Awards, the film captured ...