The $4.05 billion price tag on Lucasfilm and the “Star Wars” universe in 2012 could end up being a cheap buy for Walt Disney Co.

The wildly anticipated next installment in the “Star Wars” franchise is expected to hit box office marks out of this world, with opening weekend projections ranging from low $200 million to as much as $300 million. Analysts and industry insiders have little doubt the film will go on to be one of, if not the, highest grossing films of all time, hitting the $2 billion world-wide box office figure that is the industry’s Holy Grail.