Star Wars obliterates opening weekend records

It’s also said Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now on track to bring in as much as $250 million-$260 million for the weekend, which would blow past Jurassic World’s $208.8 million and The Avengers’ $207.4 million, giving it the best all-time opening weekend ever.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was released on more screens than any other film this month, playing in more than 4,000 theaters nationwide, according to Disney.

One of the primary purposes of Star Wars: The Force Awakens was to introduce the new generation of Star Wariors to the audience, but there was one problem with doing so: it was nearly guaranteed that longtime fans would prefer to see further adventures of their childhood favorites.

The Force Awakens also stars Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson, plus a secret stormtrooper cameo from Bond actor Daniel Craig.

Fans emerge from a screening on opening night of Walt Disney Pictures And Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the TCL Chinese Theatre on December 17, 2015, in Hollywood. Uploaded via Clevver Movies official YouTube page, the short video featurette showcases characters Maz Kanata played by Lupita Nyong’o, Captain Phasma played by Gwendoline Christie, and Rey played by Daisy Ridley.

The force will awaken in China, the world’s second-largest movie market, on January 9. Later Monday, it said the new “Star Wars” had made $248 million in North American sales through Sunday and $529 million worldwide.

WOW reported last week of some sweet justice for a Star Wars troll who had vowed to spoil the movie after snagging tickets to a midnight showing.

The eagerly awaited latest instalment in the Star Wars series rang up a record US$238mln of USA and Canadian box office takings.

He said on Bloomberg that the through-the-roof results for the first new “Star Wars” film “sets this great franchise up for far more value creation over a longer period of time for the company”.

Males overwhelmingly drove the astronomical earnings, comprising 58 percent of the audience. Jurassic World ended up finishing in third in both behind Avatar and the previous king, Cameron’s Titanic, with $652.2 million domestic and $1.6 billion worldwide respectively.