Star Wars breaks Irish box office record for biggest single day

The latest numbers are in, and the latest Star Wars has set the record for the biggest Friday of all time, raking in an estimated $120.5 million in North America on its opening day. He said “Star Wars” profits won’t offset larger troubles Disney faces from shrinking subscribers at the ESPN sports network.

However, Amobee suggested that the sentiment that was Negative was primarily around people who have no intention of seeing Star Wars being annoyed others are talking about it so much or people upset that people on Twitter are posting spoilers.

It beats the previous record held by Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011.

Disney is projecting a domestic weekend total of around $220-million, which would surpass the record $208.8-million of “Jurassic World”.

“(The Force Awakens) is the box office equivalent of the 100-year flood.

The film began its worldwide rollout on Wednesday and has grossed an additional $130 million internationally so far, bringing its global cumulative box office to $250 million. Disney said cinemas in the United States were adding screenings to meet unprecedented demand.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest also appeared unannounced at the lectern of the briefing room, flanked by Stormtroopers.

Irish Star Wars fans are clamouring to check out the new offering from JJ Abrams, which was partly filmed on Skellig Michael in Co Kerry. Disney bought Star Wars producer Lucasfilm for US$4 billion in 2012 and spent more than US$200 million to produce The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set 30 years after the 1983 film Episode VI – Return Of The Jedi.

The massive sum is leaving industry experts predicting that it could become the highest-grossing film of all time. “It’s definitely, no question, a new all-time weekend record”, says Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst for Rentrak.

The new film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher, the new film has also met with rave reviews around the world.