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Star Wars Day – aka May the Fourth Be With You, aka May 4th — has much to celebrate this year, not just with the 20th anniversary of the release of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, but also an unexpected gift in the form of the movie finally crossing $902 million at the box office. CANNES, France: US director George Lucas (L) and Darth Vader wave at spectators at the end of the … More screening of their film “Star Wars : Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”, 15 May 2005 at the 58th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival. The seminal sci-fi saga “Star Wars” comes to a rousing close 15 May when the final episode in the six-part series gets its international premiere at the Cannes film festival. The Cannes film festival, the world’s top showcase of cinema, started 11 May with a slew of veteran auteurs lining up for the prestigious Palme d’Or prize, and Hollywood muscling in to promote this year’s blockbusters. AFP PHOTO GERARD JULIEN (Photo credit should read GERARD JULIEN/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Star Wars Day Has Much To Celebrate Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith scored $108 million when it debuted domestically on May 19th, 2005. The film went on to become the second-highest box office earner of the Star Wars franchise at the time, with about $850 million worldwide box office, just behind Episode I – The Phantom Menace’s $924 million. Now, the 20th anniversary re-release of Revenge of the Sith, timed to the debut of acclaimed season 2 of Andor on Disney+ and Star Wars Day worldwide celebrations, has pushed Episode III to $900 million in total global receipts since its first release. Forbes‘Star Wars: Revenge Of The…

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