EA says Star Wars Battlefront won’t get Force Awakens DLC

So, of course, with this snazzy new “Star Wars” movie everyone loves being out, and with a snazzy new “Star Wars” game just happening to be out at the same time, you might be wondering, as one intrepid Twitter user was if there’s any crossover planned between the new flick and “Battlefront”.

The Force Awakens made nearly $40 million around the world on Wednesday, closing with $400.4 million that day.

Given the record breaking success and acclaim for The Force Awakens, Disney may well wish Abrams was still writing and directing the rest of the trilogy, if only because he is a proven commodity and then some. The illustration ought to surpass the $1 billion worldwide mark by the complete of the Christmas weekend, setting yet one more record as the quickest to hit the 10-figure milestone. Jurassic World is also the 3rd highest grossing film of all time, unadjusted for inflation. The first two are Jurassic World and Avengers: Age of Ultron with $652.3 and $459 million. Right now, the global gross of the film amounts to be 53 percent of its $765 million worldwide, so using this same percentage, its global gross would be $630 million, producing a worldwide gross of $1.2 billion on its tenth day. The franchise also has a video game, which debuted last month.

Paramount’s Will Ferrell-Mark Wahlberg comedy “Daddy’s Home” took in $1.2 million in preview screenings on Christmas Eve at 1,920 locations. Disney plans four “Star Wars” movies through 2019, plus major expansions at its US theme parks to incorporate the droids, spaceships and otherworldly creatures of the universe Lucas invented. The influx of new films and the continued dominance of “The Force Awakens” have ticket sellers such as Fandango reporting that advance sales are reaching record levels. The movie has yet to open in some of the big markets, so it is going to be very close when the final numbers are revealed.

“I don’t think ever in the history of movies has their been more hype leading up to release of a film”, said Jeff Bock, senior box office analyst at Exhibitor Relations Co “This is a huge, huge win”. Let us know in the comments.