It’s not just at the box office where Star Wars is generating huge sums of money, with Forbes reporting that the franchise has pulled in over $1 billion of revenue from video games in 2015, spurred on in no small part by the excitement over Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The site reports that 6 million copies of Star Wars Battlefront were sold in November, followed by a further 6 million in the lead up to the film in December, earning approximately $660 million in revenue. Disney Infinity 3.0’s various Star Wars offerings, which includes the only video game tie-in to The Force Awakens, has also generated in excess of $200 million to date.
Furthermore, the various Star Wars mobile games – Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Star Wars: Force Collection and Star Wars Commander – have been enjoying a boost in the wake of The Force Awakens, with those three titles pulling in over $285,000 in the single day following the release of the new film.
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Originally published January 1, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.
