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Star Wars: A Box Office History Lesson

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With "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" opening this week, Tom's Games looks back at the humble beginnings of the original "Star Wars" and how the movie overcame a small opening weekend to become one of the highest-grossinng films of all time.

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