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George Lucas, famed for launching the “Star Wars” saga, sold Lucasfilm to Disney for $4.1 billion in 2012 and has since turned his creative focus toward philanthropy, education, and a growing real‑estate empire that spans the U.S., France, the U.K., and beyond. With an estimated net worth of $5.5 billion, the 80‑year‑old director now owns a collection of properties that rival the grandeur of his cinematic sets.
The cornerstone of Lucas’s holdings is Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, California. Purchased in 1978, he poured over $100 million into the 4,700‑acre complex, which houses the Skywalker Sound studio, a 50,000‑sq‑ft Victorian main house, a 35‑seat theater, and Lake Ewok. Though he does not live there, the ranch remains the heart of his legacy. It was the venue for his 2013 wedding to Mellody Hobson and a star‑studded 80th‑birthday celebration attended by Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg.
In the U.K., Lucas added a $52 million mansion in St. John’s Wood, northwest of London, to his portfolio in September, marking one of the country’s most expensive residential deals of the year.
Southern California boasts an oceanfront compound in Carpinteria, where Lucas combined a $19.5 million beach house (2010) with a neighboring $28 million property, creating a four‑acre enclave complete with a barn and treehouse.
His Bel Air estate, Mi Patria, was acquired in 2017 for $33.9 million. The Spanish‑revival mansion, once owned by Ross Perot, features Moorish‑tiled fountains and lush gardens. In San Anselmo, Lucas owns a multi‑parcel compound and has donated land for Imagination Park, which displays statues of Yoda and Indiana Jones.
In Chicago, Lucas and Hobson set a record by purchasing an 18.75‑million‑dollar penthouse at Park Tower, a 7,900‑sq‑ft unit on the 65th floor that offers sweeping city views.
Across the Atlantic, he owns the 253‑acre Chateau Margui in Provence for $14 million. The estate operates as a working winery within the Skywalker Vineyards collection, located just miles from Brad Pitt’s Chateau de Miraval.
Despite his opulent holdings, Lucas remains committed to giving back. A signatory of the Giving Pledge in 2010, he has pledged to donate the majority of his wealth. His forthcoming Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, slated to open in Los Angeles next September, will house a permanent collection of visual storytelling history.
