‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Breaks Box Office Records

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. A theater full of Star Wars fans pitched a fit when the projector failed right in the middle of the film Friday night.

The film has made $528 million around the world since opening overseas on Wednesday. “Star Wars”-themed areas at Disneyland and Walt Disney World are in the works”.

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, the fourth film in the Chipmunks saga, took in an estimated $14.4 million which was good enough for second place while Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, brought in $13.2 million for third.

Disney plans four “Star Wars” movies through 2019, plus major expansions at its USA theme parks to incorporate the droids, spaceships and otherworldly creatures of the universe Lucas invented.

That would beat the record opening weekend sales of $525m that dinosaur film “Jurassic World” garnered earlier this year in its worldwide release, including in China.

“Force Awakens” toys, clothing, home accessorie sand video games are already selling well in the run up to Christmas.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been beaten to box office history by another huge 2015 movie hit, Jurassic World.

Roughly 58% of the “Force Awakens” audience was male while 63% of the audience was over the age of 25, according to data shared by the studio.

The movie could become the highest grossing of all time, topping the .8 billion “Avatar” – released in 2009 – raked in. It will open there on January 9. He said: “Our sole focus has been creating a film that delivers that one-of-a-kind “Star Wars” experience, and director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy, and the Lucasfilm team have outdone themselves”.