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Yoda and Princess Leia are the best Star Wars characters, according to a survey conducted by Statista.
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Walt Disney is one of the 10 most important companies in the film industry.
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For The Lion King, Toy Story 4 and Frozen 2, Walt Disney grossed $4.2 billion worldwide in 2019.
Hasbro Pulse announced 16 new Star Wars figures, this merchandising It will be added to The Black Series and Vintage Collection soon. The new collection coincides with the 40th anniversary of the release of Return of the Jedi, Black Series features Jabba the Hutt, R2-D2, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader as they appeared in Episode VI. Characters from the film like Nien Nunb and a group of inhabitants of Jabba’s court also arrive.
The news was announced in the Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 en Londres, Inglaterra, event in which thousands of fans of all ages from all over the world come together for 4 days to celebrate the phenomenon that is Star Wars. by 2025 this event will be held in Japan.
Other highlights are the surprising return of Daisy Ridley as Rey to a new movieas well as another film that will tell the story of the first Jedi knight, and endless news about the Ahsoka series, which will arrive in August.
Star Wars is one of the greatest sagas in movie history. From the premiere of the first film in 1997, the brand created by George Lucas has raised more than 9 billion dollars, according to Statista data. While Yoda, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker top the list of favorite characters. Although without a doubt the most benefited are the film distributors, both 20th Century Fox and Walt Disney have increased revenue thanks to these trilogies.
Walt Disney is one of the 10 most important companies in the film industry. The acquisition of the rights to Star Wars and Marvel, as well as 20th Century Fox, home of The Simpsons, has contributed to the increase in its revenue. As of the end of 2022, this company generated revenue of approximately $82.7 billion.
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, the world’s last theatrically released Star Wars film, grossed approximately $1.074 million. What makes this movie the brand’s third-highest-grossing.
On the other hand, Hasbro, one of the world’s leading toy and game companies, in 2021 it generated approximately 6.420 million dollars, which represented an increase of almost 960 million compared to the figure registered in 2020. As of December 2021, Hasbro had approximately 6,650 workers worldwide. This data represented a decrease of 180 employees with respect to the personnel hired during the previous year.
