May the Artwork Be With You. Star Wars Pop-Up Opens in Billings The Star Wars franchise is perhaps one of the biggest movie brands of all time. The original film debuted on just 40 screens, but 1977's 'Star Wars: A New Hope' quickly became a box office smash, generating $755.4 million in ticket sales (source: DisneyNews.us) I was just a toddler when the movie came out and didn't see it until years later, when my 2nd grade buddy proudly played the movie on his fancy new VHS machine when I stayed over for a sleepover. I didn't really get into the movie then, and to be honest I never really got into Star Wars that much since. I guess it's just not my thing.