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Developer buys San Francisco office building where moviegoers first saw 'Star Wars'

Sale of the converted theater in Fisherman's Wharf comes as AI companies ramp up leasing in city
The Fisherman's Wharf building that once housed the Northpoint Theater, which first screened "Star Wars" in 1977, has sold to a local investor. (CoStar)
The Fisherman's Wharf building that once housed the Northpoint Theater, which first screened "Star Wars" in 1977, has sold to a local investor. (CoStar)

At 10 a.m. on May 1, 1977, an invitation-only crowd of moviegoers gathered at the Northpoint Theater in San Francisco for the first public screening of "Star Wars."

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