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In 1980, his image illustration of Star Wars which he posted to a science fiction magazine caught the eye of the film's creator and director George Lucas. At Lucas' request, Ohrai illustrated the international poster for The Empire Strikes Back, which was primarily featured for advertising the film in Japan and Australia.
Merchandise for The Empire Strikes Back includes posters, children's books, clothing, character busts and statues, action figures, furnishings, and Lego sets. [ k ] The novelization of the film, written by Donald F. Glut and released in April 1980, was a success, selling 2–3 million copies.
Kastel was also known for doing movie posters such as Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze (1975), The Great Train Robbery (1978), and his well-regarded movie poster for The Empire Strikes Back (1980). In addition, he illustrated several best-selling books, including several by Jackie Collins , and Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (1974), and ...
To celebrate the film’s 40th year, Lucasfilm and Disney have gone all out.
When The Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980, the episode number, "Episode V", and subtitle "THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" appeared as the first two lines of the opening crawl. To match its sequel's crawl, the episode number "Episode IV" and subtitle "A NEW HOPE" were added for the film's theatrical re-release in April 1981. [ 13 ]
The Empire Strikes Back grossed $6,415,804 for the 4-day Memorial Day weekend from all markets [32] [33] 23: June 4, 1980: $3,415,791 [34] 24: June 11, 1980: $3,225,299: The Empire Strikes Back grossed $4,339,769 for the weekend ended June 8 from all markets [35] [36] 25: June 18, 1980: $2,817,077: The Empire Strikes Back grossed $3,606,000 ...