'Star Wars' came out at a time of cinema decline, in very few theaters. Its financiers didn't believe in it, most of the cast didn't either. How did it become, arguably, the biggest franchise in the world?

by FinancialAntonement

And, as far as I can tell, it had a whole host of different problems from the get-go, but it still succeeded. Why?

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Check out this thread for info, especially the top three comments by u/rocketsocks and u/hobbitlover: Why did Star Wars become such a cultural phenomenon in 1977?