Lucasfilm is owned by Disney (the United States, NYSE: DIS), which acquired the brand on 21 December 2012 for $4.05 billion.[1][2] Lucasfilm was founded in 1971 in San Francisco, California and was independent until 2012.
Evidence: The Walt Disney Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Lucasfilm holds Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Disney acquired it from George Lucas in 2012 for about $4.05 billion, a sale he made partly to fund a philanthropic foundation, and it produced a new Star Wars trilogy within five years.
Sentences about Lucasfilm from Disney's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Revenues - Other Other revenue was comparable to the prior year as lower revenue from stage plays as a result of fewer performances was partially offset by a favorable Foreign Exchange Impact, higher music revenue and increased revenue from Lucasfilm's special effects business driven by more projects.
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Disney controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in media & entertainment.
Disney has more brands in film studios on Brandtree than any other owner: 3 of 19.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Lionsgate Films | Lionsgate | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Columbia Pictures | Sony | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Toei | Toei | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Anime Limited | TOHO | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Astro Shaw | Astro | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Studiocanal | Canal+ | 🇫🇷 France |
| Cineplex Pictures | Cineplex | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Studio Dragon | CJ ENM | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
Disney is a publicly listed company headquartered in Burbank, California, United States, founded in 1923. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DIS.
Disney was founded in 1923 by two brothers making short cartoons and is now the largest entertainment company in the world. Its purchases of Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and most of 21st Century Fox mean a substantial share of the highest-grossing films ever made belong to one owner.
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,570 brands that began in the United States. 492 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lucasfilm is not one of them.
Disney acquired Lucasfilm from George Lucas for about $4.05 billion in cash and stock, taking ownership of Star Wars and Indiana Jones. Lucas has said he directed much of the proceeds to educational philanthropy.
The parent company of Lucasfilm is Disney, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Lucasfilm originated in the United States in 1971 and its owner, Disney, is also headquartered in the United States.
Disney completed its acquisition of Lucasfilm on 21 December 2012, after announcing the deal on 30 October 2012. The deal was valued at $4.05 billion.
Lucasfilm was an independent company from its founding in 1971 in San Francisco, California until Disney acquired it in 2012.
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Lucasfilm is still owned by Disney. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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