context: The first film in the series, Star Wars (later known as Episode IV - New Hope), premiered on May 25, 1977 and distributed by 20th Century Fox and became a global phenomenon. It featured two equally successful sequels in Empire Strike (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983); these three films are made up of the original Star Wars trilogy. The pre-trilogy was later released between 1999 and 2005, which received more critical acclaim from fans and critics than the original trilogy. All six have either won or been nominated for Oscars, generating a total of $ 4.38 billion. [1] It is currently the second highest-grossing film series in the world. [2] The series was expanded to a larger media sequel through the Expanded Universe, which includes books, TV shows, video games, and cartoons.
question: When was the first Star Wars movie released?
answers.text: May 25, 1977