The Force Awakens’s opening weekend is only the first test to see whether the film will satisfy Disney investors and film buffs alike. Overall, however, 35% of Americans first saw a Star Wars when they were a child and 34% first saw a Star Wars when they were already an adult.
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When asked about what they were looking forward to in this movie, one fan said, “The mystery of Luke”.
Charles wore her hair in Princess Leia-style buns and a dress patterned with multicolor R2-D2s for the occasion.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest also made an appearance later in the briefing room alongside a pair of Star Wars Stormtroopers and the droid R2-D2. The ultimate Star Wars couple dated for five years, and had been engaged for one.
Caroline Ritter, 34, a truck driver, and firefighter Andrew Porters, 29, were among about 100 die-hard fans who camped outside Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre since December 5 for the opening of The Force Awakens.
“We intend to move the story forward, introduce new places, new characters but also continue to show respect for what was, both in terms of people and places and themes”, Iger said.
How does a lifelong Star Wars fan give an objective, spoiler-free review of a brand new Star Wars film?
Yes, that’s a record, topping Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 at $91.1 million set on its opening Friday in July 2011.
The movie had opened in 44 overseas markets before its US debut, breaking records in numerous countries including the U.K., Ireland, and Germany.
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In the film, the start of a third trilogy, Ford reprises his role as Han Solo for the first time in 32 years. Whether “The Force Awakens” can come close to the global hauls of those films ($2.8 billion for “Avatar” and $2.2 billion for “Titanic”) won’t be clear for weeks.
