Star Wars films are something everyone’s childhood is made up of. The space opera franchise began with the eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon. The commencement of the franchise was a dream of the man behind the Star Wars franchise: George Lucas. His journey encompasses a vision, some great ideas, and a will that has made Star Wars one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. In return for his contribution to this franchise, George Lucas is known today as the wealthiest celebrity in the world, with a whopping net worth of $5.5 billion.
Geroge Lucas’ journey to become “The Richest Celebrity In The World”
The creator of Star Wars, George Lucas, is ranked among the world’s wealthiest celebrities, having a net worth of $5.5 billion. His contribution to the franchise, which primarily consists of penning and helming the Star Wars movies of the Skywalker Saga, has made his name listed among the richest celebrities in the world via a report by Forbes.
Although Lucas has not been involved in the franchise since 2012, his name will forever be associated with Star Wars, and his name on the upcoming Star Wars movies is proof of it. The franchise has been expanded into various films and other media, including television series, video games, novels, comic books, theme park attractions, and themed areas, comprising an all-encompassing fictional universe, making the franchise the primary source of Lucas’ enormous wealth.
It is indeed commendable how far Lucas has come today, achieving such a humongous bank balance. The journey to attain such unimaginable wealth started in 1970 when Lucas dreamed of creating a Flash Gordon movie. To his astonishment, this dream became a turning point in his life, and this dream became something else entirely. Lucas mapped out a space fantasy that became Star Wars. Knowing the vastness of this dream, Lucas was initially skeptical about this turning out in his favor. However, destiny certainly had plans in his favor, and he continued to achieve success with the culmination of the original trilogy, the creation of the prequel trilogy, and the explosion of the Star Wars Expanded Universe in the 1990s.
But that wasn’t enough. A vision alone cannot reach a person to the point where Lucas is today. It required further ideations to multiply whatever he possessed. He had the wisdom to negotiate several deals for sequels, prequels, and merchandising that saw him earn unthinkable amounts of money from the franchise. Lucas played his ultimate move that made his net worth reach such an unthinkable position. He sold Star Wars to Disney for a fee of $4 billion, and that’s how became the richest celebrity in the world with an astonishing $5.5 billion.
