‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has record $57 million opening night

More than $100 million in tickets have been presold in North America. Episode VII will bring in over $130 million this Friday. “There’s a screening of Star Wars” for people who lost a family member in the Iraq war”. Amy Miles, CEO at Regal Entertainment Group said: “This holiday season we are excited to be a part of the highly anticipated release of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens.’ At Regal, we are passionate about providing exceptional moviegoing experiences including offering a wide variety of showtimes to meet our guests needs”.

At the White House, a beeping R2-D2 and two Stormtroopers surprised reporters with a quick appearance in the briefing room.

Describing it as a movie for “Star Wars” fans and non-fans alike, Kevin said director J.J. Abrams did a good job of making a new film while paying homage to the classics. The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Lucasfilm and ABC11. Greenfield said the success of Force Awakens would not offset the impact of subscriber losses at ESPN. The record is held by Avatar with United States dollars 2.8 billion.

Money maker! Daisy Ridley and John Boyega in the film that debuted with more than $14 million from its first screenings in 12 worldwide markets. The movie scored a 95 percent positive rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.

Disney added that 47 percent of Thursday’s ticket sales were sold at 3-D theaters across the United States. Fans of the series said they expect the movie to perform better than the last three episodes. Total US presales are estimated at more than $100m, with figures from the UK’s (likely barnstorming) opening day on Thursday yet to come.

Dozens of celebrities even showed their love for the Star Wars franchise as Joseph Gordon Levitt posted a photo dressed as Yoda in full costume and green makeup.