You might have heard that back in 2012, Disney paid $4.1 billion to acquire Lucasfilm, the company behind the Star Wars films, from its chairman and founder George Lucas. This year, Disney is set to begin reaping the benefits of this acquisition as Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits cinemas around the world during the next few weeks. Like many Star Wars fans, Wall Street is highly excited about Disney’s revival of the Star Wars franchise. In fact, Goldman Sachs is so excited about the prospects of the new film that it has hiked its global box office estimate for Star Wars:…
Star Wars The Force Awakens: A Catalyst For Disney
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