Star Wars Day

Star Wars Day Quick Facts - AU

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2021 Date	4 May 2021
2022 Date	4 May 2022

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Star Wars Day in 2021

Tuesday, 4 May

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Star Wars Day History

Star Wars Day seeks to celebrate all things Star Wars. Star Wars is a sci-fi space media franchise created by George Lucas. The original film, Star Wars (retitled Episode IV: A New Hope), was shown in 1977. The original book, Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, was first published in 1976. Since then, the Star Wars franchise has become the 5th highest-grossing media franchise of all time according to titlemax.com. This day offers fans a chance to embrace the films, the books, and everything else related to Star Wars. Fans typically dress up as their favorite characters and there are special deals on movies, games, and books.

Star Wars Day has been celebrated since the creation of Facebook groups back in 2008. It was officially recognized by Lucasfilm’s and Disney in 2013. It is observed annually on May 4th, a date chosen for the pun, May the 4th (force) be with you.

Top Tweets for Star Wars Day -

Happy Star Wars Day Twitter may the force and the fourth be with you. #MayThe4th #StarWarsDay https://t.co/tDSc0BILlq
— Lucy (@Lucy20903198) May 3, 2020

This Star Wars Day, don't forget - wash your Hans! #MayTheFourthBeWithYou https://t.co/Tj1mCwtC7o
— Bill Shorten (@billshortenmp) May 4, 2020

Happy Star Wars Day! #MayThe4th https://t.co/p11z0XBSlW
— Dr Jarrad W Paul (@indy_is_solo) May 3, 2020

In the News and Trending for Star Wars Day

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Please enjoy the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ baffling contribution to Star Wars Day

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Star Wars Day Facts

In 2018, a couple who had twins on this day named them Lukeand Leia, after two of the main characters of the Star Wars movies.
Star Wars has generated more merchandise sales than any other movie.
Many fans of the first three Star Wars movies swear by their original editions, which are apparently no longer commercially available. This led to the fan project called the "despecialized" editions, created by Petr " Harmy" Harmáček and his team. The despecialized editions remove all the changes introduced in later releases, such as special effects, that caused displeasure, outrage even, among the fandom. The project is available for free download online. The creators hope people who download it have purchased an available official release. The legal copyright holders of Star Wars have never acted against the project.
$11 million were spent on the production of the first Star Wars movie, which generated $775.4 million in revenue.
On this day in 2018, Heathrow Airport in London showed a cancelled flight to planet Alderaan. In the movies, planet Alderaan was destroyed by the "Death Star".
Fans in Edinburgh, Scotland have celebrated the day by having a massive lightsaber fight at the Meadows Park.

Star Wars Day Top Events and Things to Do

Binge watch the Star War movies.
Dress up as a Star Wars character. Challenge your friends to do it too.
Mark the day for the Star Wars Day event at the Joliet Area Museum and the Joliet Public Library in Ottawa, Illinois on June 2nd. The admission is free.