Theaters add extra tickets for ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has smashed box office records after taking in a whopping £9.6m on its first day.

Disney also boosted its Friday estimate from at least $100 million in the early afternoon to $120 million by the late afternoon to as much as $125 million by late evening. “Force Awakens” might also speed past “Jurassic World’s” international opening weekend record of $316.1 million as well as its global opening record of $524.9 million.

So far, the film has pulled in roughly $250 million worldwide since opening overseas on Wednesday.

After the humourless and plain disastrous prequel trilogy that nearly all the fanboys would rather forget, The Force Awakens has finally restored the balance in the Force by delivering the same kind of movie magic that left everyone giddy after watching the first Star Wars.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens grows more powerful as its opening weekend continues to blast through box office records.

“The digital campaign has been fuelled by massive fan engagement and excitement, with large strategic executions such as a very entertaining “#ChooseYourSide” partnership with Google making sure to introduce the Star Wars universe to the few who may not already be converted. The December opening weekend record holder is The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey with $82.6 million.

The eighth and final Harry Potter movie was the previous record holder – it made $43.5 million in July 2011. “The Force Awakens” is simultaneously opening around the world just about everywhere but China, where it debuts in January.

The sci-fi adventure film starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Harrison Ford has been a intergalactic hit with both fans and critics. Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm on Friday released a “Force Awakens” addition for the popular kids- and family-focused game “Disney Infinity”.

Just like J.J. Abrams isn’t killing your childhood with this movie, Luke Skywalker does not kill Han Solo at the end of the film, despite what was reported as the rumored climax of The Force Awakens.

After fielding questions, Obama concluded the press conference: “OK everybody, I got to get to ‘Star Wars'”.

Welcome to the world of “Disney Infinity”, where fans and players can remix the “The Force Awakens” to suit their imagination.

The Disney (DIS) film opened in 4,134 theaters.