The 10 Most Shockingly Rich Celebrities & Their Net Worth
April 1, 2017
George Lucas - Estimated Net Worth: $5.2 Billion

George Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and the founder and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He sold the latter to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Lucas is best known for his creation of the ultra successful films Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The Star Wars franchise earned over $5 billion in worldwide revenue for all six of its films. Out of his seven features, five of them are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the box office in North America. Lucas pledged half of his fortune to charity influenced by The Giving Pledge, an initiative led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett where America’s richest individuals donate their wealth to charity. He was named one of the 100 “Greatest Americans” by the Discovery Channel.