
And, sure, while the recently completed sequel trilogy made oodles of cash, it’s doubtful that action figures of Rey and Kylo Ren will make enthusiasts salivate the same way they would for a vintage Han Solo or Luke Skywalker.Ĭertain high-quality Star Wars action figures can actually fetch an ungodly price on the resale market. In 2012, Lucas sold his company, Lucasfilm, to Disney, meaning the Mouse House is now in charge of Star Wars sequels, prequels, spinoffs, video games and, you guessed it, more toys. The revenue from toys inspired by that galaxy far, far away made Lucas a multibillionaire. Not only did "Star Wars" become a global phenomenon. The filmmaker, then known for the dystopian sci-fi flick "THX-1138" and the coming-of-age drama "American Graffiti," agreed to accept a smaller fee for writing and directing "Star Wars" in exchange for 100 percent of the merchandising rights. While preparing to make the original "Star Wars" in the 1970s, George Lucas took a big-time gamble. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.The Force is with these extremely rare and pricey Star Wars toys. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.
