Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes opening day box office records

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The entire score to the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie has been made available to stream.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” hurtled toward $125 million in United States and Canadian ticket sales on Friday and a potential record-breaking $225 million through Sunday, giving the long-awaited movie a shot at the biggest opening weekend of all time.

The most anticipated film in the galaxy opened globally Thursday, setting global and pre-sale box-office records and delighting moviegoers who’ve had opening-night tickets in hand for months. It’s also thought that it will surpass Jurassic World’s $204.6m record for the biggest opening weekend in the US. “Star Wars” fans waited in all kinds of weather Thursday to be among the first to see the new blockbuster and most were even more excited once those first showings were over. Die-hard fans have lined up to see the film for days ahead of its official Friday release. Disney said movie theatres were continuing to add screenings to meet “unprecedented demand”.

“Star Wars The Force Awakens” is on the verge of sending the foreign and worldwide box office records set by the dinosaurs of “Jurassic World” last summer into extinction.

When it comes to the original Star Wars trilogy, the force is definitely with University of Victoria PhD candidate David Christopher. My appreciation for the franchise has grown exponentially over the past year. Critics have hailed it as a fan-friendly return to form for the franchise; the American Film Institute listed it among its top 10 films of the year. The previous Bond installment, Skyfall, remains the UK’s highest-grossing film with a £102.8m haul. The record is held by “Avatar” with $2.8 billion.

“The Force Awakens is a genuine cultural phenomenon”. Soon to begin was a screening of the film for families who have lost a relative to combat or service-related injuries.