FOUR: Galactic Dollars, Wookiee Hooky, and more

Four more days! And one week until I see the digital version, which is reportedly a teeny bit longer!

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Galactic Dollars

Forbes.com has a fascinating article on how much money Star Wars has made. They estimate it to be about $20 billion, adjusted for inflation. "The amount of money generated by the Star Wars franchise over the course of its lifetime is sufficient to eclipse the annual gross domestic product of Paraguay." Hehehe....

Wookiee Hooky

Speaking of money, the New York Post is reporting that American businesses stand to lose $627 million this week due to employees playing hooky to go see Episode III! Yikes. :-) (Then again, they point out that it'll at least give the film industry a little boost!)

Episode III Reviews

They've been positive so far, which is reassuring, although I'm sure I'd love it no matter what the critics said. Today the Boston Globe had a special preview, which I'm not reading until after I see the movie. Who knows what they could have thrown in there!?

I'll be posting a quick review on Thursday, a more extensive one Friday, and then a Digital Version update on Sunday.

Theater Count

Revenge of the Sith is estimated to be opening in 3,700 theaters this Thursday, making it the 10th widest release ever.

The Unifying Force

What with all this Episode III stuff, it's easy to forget that I'm on the brink of completing the New Jedi Order! I'm determined to finish The Unifying Force by Thursday, but still have about 250 pages left. Wish me luck! I'm going to need it....

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I'll be watching Episode II tonight, to follow up on yesterday morning's viewing of Episode I. I have to go now, so may the Force be with you!