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- 1. AdamEdwards All ImagesfromPixabay.com We may all be aware of the recent success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but just how does this 2015 film compare to the others in the films series with inflation? On May 25th , 1977 “Star Wars” later titled “Star Wars IV: A New Hope,” made $1,314,850,434 U.S. On May 21st , 1980 “Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back,” made $751,204,635 U.S. On May 25th 1983 “Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi,” made $724,064,338 U.S. On May 19th , 1999 “Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace was released; one of another 3 movies would be produced to proceed the story of the original trilogy; it made $699,066,761 U.S. On May 16th , 2002 “Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones” made $414,858,818 U.S. On May 19th , 2005 “Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith” made $460,743,580 U.S. Ten years later the first of a new sequel trilogy to the original was released on December 18th , 2015 “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens,” which made a $900,831,469 U.S. With two more sequel films to come, how will they impact the total gross of the series? Star Wars IV: A New Hope Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens Star Wars Film Box Office Gross Star Wars IV: A New Hope $1,314,850,434 Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back $751,204,635 Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi $724,064,338 Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace $699,066,761 Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones $414,858,818 Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith $460,743,580 Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens $900,831,469