Disney Has Already Made Its Money Back From Buying Star Wars

CNBC reports that six years after Disney bought Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion in cash and stock, the House of Mouse has already earned its money back. Not only that, but it’s turned a profit, getting $4.8 billion in box office and other revenue.

Those numbers will only go up from here, thanks to Star Wars: Episode IX next year and one more trilogy in development. There’s also the theme park money, with attractions under construction for both Disney World and Disney Land. It also includes home video sales (DVD, Blu-ray and digital ), licensing agreements and merchandise (clothes, toys and novelizations). The only real disappointment was Solo: A Star Wars Story, but even that made $392 million on a $275 million budget.