See Decades of 'Star Wars' Mania, Then and Now
'Star Wars' Mania, Then and Now
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June 7, 1977: Fans line up outside of Los Angeles' Avco Center Theater for Star Wars
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May 22, 1980: Moviegoers line up for a screening of The Empire Strikes Back
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May 22, 1980: A fan waits to buy tickets to The Empire Strikes Back at Denver's Cooper Theater.
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May 25, 1983: Fans numbering in the hundreds line up outside of Toronto's University Theatre for Return of the Jedi
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May 23, 1983: Philadelphia's Boyd Theatre played host to hundreds of Star Wars fans who lined up ahead of Return of the Jedi
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May 26, 1983: 20th Century Fox owner Marvin Davis and his wife Barbara Davis meet fans at Denver's premiere of The Return of the Jedi.
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May 6, 1999: Fans line up outside of New York City's Ziegfeld Theatre for The Phantom Menace
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May 6, 1999: Fans line up outside of New York City's Ziegfeld Theatre for The Phantom Menace
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May 12, 1999: Costumed fans get ready for The Phantom Menace at Hollywood's Mann's Chinese Theatre
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May 12, 1999: A Star Wars fan readies her Princess Leia buns before buying Phantom Menace tickets at Washington, D.C.'s Uptown Theater
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April 27, 2002: Star Wars enthusiasts line up for the New York City premiere of Attack of the Clones
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April 27, 2002: A young fan dressed as Queen Amidala gets ready for the New York City premiere of Attack of the Clones
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April 11, 2002: An actor dressed as Darth Maul welcomes fans ahead of the Attack of the Clones premiere at Hollywood's Mann's Chinese Theater
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January 9, 2002: A particularly enthusastic fan lines up far in advance for Attack of the Clones outside of Seattle's Cinerama Theater
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May 16, 2002: Fans camp out for Attack of the Clones outside of Newport Beach's Edwards Newport Cinema
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May 19, 2005: A Star Wars fan dressed up as Darth Vader gets ready for Revenge of the Sith at Hollywood's Mann's Chinese Theatre
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May 19, 2005: A Star Wars fan dressed up as Princess Leia gets ready for Revenge of the Sith at Hollywood's Mann's Chinese Theatre
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April 13, 2005: Star Wars fans line up days in advance for Revenge of the Sith outside of Hollywood's Mann's Chinese Theater
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April 13, 2005: Star Wars fans line up days in advance for Revenge of the Sith outside of Hollywood's Mann's Chinese Theater
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December 9, 2015: Star Wars fans get ready for the premiere of The Force Awakens outside of Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theater
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