Star Wars is Back! Will Disney Cash In Again?

Investing.com - The first full official trailer of Star Wars: The Last Jedi is here, and Disney investors are excited.The new movie is slated for release on December 15.Disney purchased Lucasfilm and the Star Wars franchise for $4.05 billion in 2012.They’ve been reaping the benefits ever since.Thanks to Star Wars, Disney earned a record $7.6 billion at the box office last year.Disney’s overall revenue last fiscal year was a record-breaking $55.6 billion.Are new box office records possible? We’ll see.With more Star Wars movies planned, and theme parks in Disneyland and Disney World,Disney is going to give us all the Jedi mind tricks, and lightsaber battles we can handle.