On November 19, 1977 — Star Wars officially surpassed “Jaws” to become the highest-grossing film of all time in the U.S. — a title it held until E.T. claimed the crown in 1983. Some facts • Star Wars was originally expected to be a small sci-fi film that might do “okay.” Fox predicted it would flop. • Many theaters didn’t even want to show it — the studio had to force exhibitors to play Star Wars if they wanted to screen another Fox film (The Other Side of Midnight). • Steven Spielberg took out