Harpospoke Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 It was $221 million from May 1977-July 1978. BOM does not separate out any reissue grosses prior to 1982. Star Wars did not have as successful a first run as Titanic in terms of ticket sales. However, the population was smaller, the market was smaller, there were fewer theaters, and the legs were even more insane. Those are factors usually left out of the conversation when anyone is trying to downplay past BO behemoths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...