1977: The year the first film in the series, “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope,” was first released
16: Number of years between the release of the original trilogy’s last film, “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi,” and the first film of the prequel trilogy, “Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace”
VII (7): The episode number of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
$11 million: Cost of making “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope”
$200 million: Cost of making “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
$40.5 billion: Price paid by the Walt Disney Co. to buy Lucasfilm (and effectively the “Star Wars” franchise) in 2012
$25,000: Price sold at auction of a rare vintage 1978 mint on sealed card “Star Wars” Luke Skywalker action figure with double telescoping lightsaber by Sotheby’s last Dec. 11; $7,000 above high estimate
$1.49: Original retail price of the same Luke Skywalker figure in 1978
150+: Number of screens in the Philippines that will be showing “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
13, 23: In hours and minutes, total combined runtime of the first six “Star Wars” movies
10: Numbers of Academy Awards won by the “Star Wars” movies, all in technical or design categories
16: Issue number of the Marvel “Star Wars” ongoing comic book series where Filipino superstar artist Leinil Yu takes over on the arts chores
2017: Scheduled year of release for “Star Wars Episode VIII,” directed by Rian Johnson, 40 years after the franchise’s birth