10 Star Wars Things That Improved Over The Last 10 Years

10. The Force Keeps Getting Stronger With Merchandise

George Lucas took quite the gamble in the lead up to Star Wars' release back in 1977.

In exchange for $500,000 of his director paycheque, the mind behind the galaxy far, far away secured the merchandising rights for his beloved brainchild. And by 2012, a staggering $20 billion's worth of licensed goods had been sold (via THR).

This Lucas lad knew what he was doing, folks.

And while the general quality of the toys, board games, clothes, and various other forms of merchandise inevitably improved in the years that followed A New Hope's release, it's in the last decade that Star Wars merch appears to have really reached a whole new level.

From LEGO's countless new construction sets and video games, to Disney's introducing of fresh waves of Sequel, Prequel & Original Trilogy and small-screen adventure toys, costumes, apparel, collectables, and homeware - because who doesn't need a Grogu or Death Star mug? - it's safe to say that the franchise has come a long way from those early Kenner action figure days.