Which came first, Amazon or Star Wars?
Star Wars came first, by 17 years. The first film opened in 32 American cinemas.
Side by side
| Amazon | Star Wars | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1994 | 1977 |
| Date | 1994-07-05 | 1977-05-25 |
| Category | technology | media |
| What happened | Jeff Bezos incorporated the company in Washington state. | The first film opened in 32 American cinemas. |
Amazon
Amazon was incorporated on 5 July 1994, originally as Cadabra, and the website opened in July 1995 selling only books. The 1994 incorporation date is used here because it is the company's own founding date; if you mean the shop, 1995 is the answer. Either way it predates Google by three or four years and eBay by about a year.
Star Wars
Star Wars opened in May 1977 on fewer than forty screens because the distributor had little faith in it, and it went on to be the highest-grossing film made to that point. Fox let Lucas keep the merchandising and sequel rights in exchange for a lower directing fee, a decision that transferred an extraordinary amount of money. It is eleven years younger than Star Trek.
Common questions
- Which came first, Amazon or Star Wars?
- Star Wars, by 17 years — 1977 against 1994.
- When did Amazon start?
- 1994. Jeff Bezos incorporated the company in Washington state.
- When did Star Wars start?
- 1977. The first film opened in 32 American cinemas.
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Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)