Celebrated Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has recalled his first impression of Luke Skywalker, and his words serve as a reminder to the true message of Star Wars. Nobody ever imagined quite how successful Star Wars would become; according to his friend Steven Spielberg, even George Lucas only expected the first movie to gross $15-20 million in the box office. In reality, it made $775.8 million – more than $3.8 billion adjusted for inflation. Mark Hamill originally thought Star Wars was a parody, but he was won over when he read the full script.