He tells me for the longest time he didn’t think there was going to be a seventh Star Wars movie. He did not have Star Wars toys available during the 1977 holiday season.
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Universally positive reviews about the new Star Wars film The Force Awakens were the rule Thursday night at the Goodrich Theaters in Saginaw County’s Kochville Township. We are not alone, as a Rotten Tomatoes score of 95% reflects the creative strength of the film across critics. With the movie officially released worldwide, sated fans can finally stop yammering on about how excited they are about the movie and move on to snap up all the Star Wars-inspired gifts they can get their mitts on for Christmas, licensed or otherwise.
Moody’s believes that the benefits of the movie release go beyond Disney’s film business. But as a record of the pastiche that is Star Wars, it’s an essential viewing. Starting late next year, newly released Disney, Marvel and Pixar films will also play on Netflix after Disney’s movie output deal with premium TV channel Starz expires.
A group of friends returned to their home city to catch the first showing of the new Star Wars blockbuster – just as they did 16 years earlier.
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Make no mistake, there’s a lot of stuff you can buy: Star Wars is on everything from underwear to Lego bricks. Expansion to incorporate Star Wars themed attractions at both California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Walt Disney World will begin in 2016. For any credit ratings referenced in this publication, please see the ratings tab on the issuer/entity page on www.moodys.com for the most updated credit rating action information and rating history.
