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THIS is how far an angry fan went with threats about posting Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens spoilers.

Several Bollywood actors and directors, including superstar Aamir Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, R Madhavan, attended the special screening of the Hollywood film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” held here. We estimate Disney’s market share in the global box office to remain steady around 11% over our forecast period, after jumping from 9.5% in 2014 to around 10.5% in 2016, primarily due to the success of the Star Wars series.

There hasnt been any talk of basing a game entirely on the film, but Justin McCully, GM for the Star Wars franchise at EA, told The Verge about a good reason for that.

Plus, multiple ticket sales for a movie this big helps more than just box-office receipts, adds Rentrak senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian. As a second weekend, it should beat the record by about 50% – beating (who else?) Jurassic World’s $106.6 million second weekend. Avatar, of course, still owns the domestic and worldwide gross records, as well, with $760.5 million domestic and $2.79 billion as the worldwide total.

The 49-year-old filmmaker – whose “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” opened in cinemas last week – has admitted he’s gutted he didn’t agree to helm the next instalment as well.

Nevertheless, by all accounts, Abrams has teed up many character arcs for both Johnson and Trevorrow to continue, particularly given how The Force Awakens largely skits around revealing the origins stories behind its three nominal heroes: Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron, the best X-Wing pilot in the galaxy.

Filming is already underway on the follow-up, which picks up immediately after the cliffhanger that ends “The Force Awakens”.

Competition will be significantly stronger starting on Christmas Day.