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George Lucas has an estimated net worth of $7.62 billion as of May 2019. Lucas is the mind behind the Star Wars franchise and head of special effects firm Industrial Light and Magic. His six Star Wars films have earned more than $4.3 billion worldwide at the box office. Toys, merchandise and video games have grossed more than $20 billion.
Lucas sold Lucasfilms to Disney on December 21st 2012 for $4.05 Billion dollars, half in cash, and half in Disney Stock. Since Lucas had never sold equity of the company and never relied on Capital funding, all of the earnings went to him.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2012 |
Asset |
The value of Lucas' mansion in Carpinteria, California |
$195,000,000 |
|
2012 |
Asset |
The value of Lucas' home |
$700,000 |
|
2012 |
Sale of Asset |
The amount received after selling his company, the LucasFilm, to Disney (Half in Cash, Half in Shares of Disney) |
$4,050,000,000 |
|
2009 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Amount given to USC to establish an endowment |
$100,000,000 |
|
2006 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Maximum amount he donated to his alma mater as USC announced |
$180,000,000 |
|
2004 |
Earning Turned Donation |
Donation to Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall |
$1,000,000 |
|
1998 |
Earnings |
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace film salary |
$400,000,000 |
|
1980 |
Salary |
Body Heat Salary |
$400,000 |
|
1980 |
Salary |
Raiders of the Lost Ark film salary + net profits |
$2,500,000 |
|
1976 |
Salary |
Star Wars film salary |
$200,000 |
|
1972 |
Salary |
American Grafitti film salary |
$50,000 |
|
1970 |
Salary |
THX 1138 film salary |
$15,000 |
|
1968 |
Salary |
The Rain People film salary |
$3,000 |
|
1967 |
Salary |
Finian's Rainbow film salary |
$3,000 |
