Star Wars porn sees 500% sales growth in two weeks

There has been a different kind of awakening. Have you felt it?

As the tidal wave that is The Force Awakens approaches, its rising tide has lifted all kinds ofStar Wars-related merchandise — apparently including the pornographic parody movie Star Wars XXX, which has seen a 500% increase in DVD sales since the beginning of December. That's according to the adult entertainment retail site GameLink, which isn't divulging how many copies of the DVD were sold


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Star Wars XXX was filmed in 2012 for what the filmmakers described as "the highest budget ever" for a porn movie — substantially less than the $11 million it cost to make the movie it's parodying, but a big deal for the industry nonetheless. The filmmakers have been mum on the exact dollar figure for the parody. Read more...