TheMaster
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May 25, 1977: Star Wars is released.
Before the release of his first Star Wars film, George Lucas was convinced that his genre-busting space opera epic would flop at the box office, so he made a bet with Steven Spielberg, whose science-fiction film Close Encounters of the Third Kind was also set to release that year. If Spielberg’s film made more money than his own, he would collect a percentage of whatever profit Close Encounters made, and vice versa. Spielberg’s sci-fi classic made an impressive $337 million by the end of its run, but Star Wars made nearly $800 million which, adjusted for inflation, makes it the third highest-grossing film of all time (it also spawned a franchise which, according to some estimates, has yielded a total revenue of $27 billion). Needless to say, Spielberg lost the battle of films but won the bet, and reportedly continues to benefit from that bet today.
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It’s late. Like, really late. You’ve been staring at the computer screen for hours and OH MY GOD DID THAT CAT JUST TALK? Oh phew, no that’s just your brain misfiring. Maybe it’s time to go to bed. But maybe it’s also time to let your delirium take hold and just do some full-on sleep deprivation tripping.
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this is the best thing that appeared on my dash today
I’m giggling like an idiot help.
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omg
it’s not a blog until you have this on it
yes alan
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Unf.
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Story of my life hahahaha
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