‘The Force Awakens’ Sets Box Office Record With At Least $238M

For a while, it looked like the only record The Force Awakens wouldn’t break was the one for global box office earnings.

Thousands joined a mock lightsaber battle in Los Angeles, where an Australian couple married in line for the film. “J.J. and Lucasfilm delivered a true Star Wars experience”.

He said: ‘I’m glad people are interested.

In the USA alone, the record had previously been set earlier in the year by Jurassic World, which gathered in $208 million. $57,568 – The film’s per theater average, the highest opening weekend for a wide release film. A record The Force Awakens has in its sights now is that of fastest movie to reach $1 billion, currently held by Jurassic World, which made it to the big B last summer in only 13 days. Ticket presales broke records and many theaters choose to add showtimes to meet the stronger than expected demand. There are five more Star Wars films in the works, two big theme parks at Disney in California and Orlando, Fla., and perhaps other theme parks worldwide in the making.

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. Audiences awarded an “A” grade in polling by survey firm CinemaScore.

“A healthy box office needs something for everyone”, said Nick Carpou, Universal’s president of domestic distribution, who expects a solid performance for the comedy in the weeks to come. The Force Awakens has yet to open in China (it will debut there in January) – and if it had opened there this weekend, it would’ve pushed that global opening record even higher. The last “Star Wars” movie in 2005 collected just $9 million there.

After doing some research, this movie seems to be the seventh in the franchise, taking place approximately 30 years after “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi”, which released in 1983.