Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The franchise depicts a galaxy described as "far, far away" in the distant past, and portrays Jedi as a representation of good, in conflict with the Sith, their evil counterpart. Their weapon of choice, the lightsaber, is commonly recognized in popular culture. The franchise's story lines contain many themes, with influences from philosophy and religion.
The first film in the series, Star Wars, was released on May 25, 1977, by 20th Century Fox and became a worldwide pop culturephenomenon. It was followed by two sequels released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years later, the first in a new prequeltrilogy of films was released; the final prequel was released on May 19, 2005. Reaction to the original trilogy was positive, while the prequel trilogy received a more mixed reaction. All six films were nominated for or won Academy Awards, and all were box office successes; the overall box office revenue generated totals $4.38 billion, making Star Wars the fifth-highest-grossing film series. The series has spawned an extensive media franchise – the Expanded Universe – including books, television series,computer and video games, and comic books, resulting in significant development of the series's fictional universe.
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucas film for $4.05 billion and announced three new Star Wars films, with the first film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, planned for release in 2015. 20th Century Fox retains the physical distribution rights to the first two Star Wars trilogies, owning permanent rights for the original film Episode IV: A New Hope and holding the rights to Episodes I–III, V and VI until May 2020. The Walt Disney Studios owns digital distribution rights to all the Star Wars films, excluding A New Hope.
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