The previous opening night record was set by Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011.
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The movie racked up north of $100 million in advance ticket sales – likely closer to $130 million – before it even bowed, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. This gave the J.J.
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That strong word of mouth will help “The Force Awakens” attract the kind of repeat viewings that made James Cameron’s “Avatar” and “Titanic” the highest grossing films of all time.
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“We appear to be headed for $200 million+ through Sunday and the possibility of an all-time weekend record”, Disney said.
Episode VII also generated another $279 million internationally, pushing its overall haul to $517 million. It set a one-day record in Norway and Sweden.
The latest film – the seventh instalment in the popular series – raked in an estimated £38m (€51.92m) worth of tickets sales at cinemas across the USA and Canada on Thursday, smashing the previous record of £29m (€39.62m).
Final figures are expected Monday.
“We have so many options for entertainment, yet look at where everyone is flocking this weekend – to the multiplex”, senior media analyst at box office tracking firm Rentrak, Paul Dergarabedian, said. If you were lucky, you sat down to watch the film and it played sequentially, meaning all the surprises, plot twists and shocking moments happened in the exact order they were supposed to.
To quote Super Troopers, that’s a lot of dimp, and it predictably left other openers cowering in the corner, most prominently the Tina Fey-Amy Poehler vehicle Sisters, which opened to middling reviews and $13.4 million, and Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Road Chip, which opened with a relatively impressive $14.4 million.
Critics lavished praise on The Force Awakens, which features newcomers Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac, alongside original stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
Guatemalans dressed as Princess Leia sing the Star Wars soundtrack during an event held for the release of the film “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Guatemala City, Dec. 16, 2015.
Much is at stake for the Walt Disney Co., which, in 2012 paid $4.1 billion for production company Lucasfilm, largely for the “Star Wars” franchise.
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There’s no question that Star Wars has become an unequivocal success since it’s release less than a week ago; it is now a matter of record. Next week, films including Sony’s “Concussion”, Paramount’s “Daddy’s Home”, Fox’s “Joy” and Warner Bros.’ “Point Break” will hit theaters. “There is a screening of Star Wars for Gold Star families and children [of fallen soldiers] coming up, so I’ll try to be relatively succinct”. Michael Danke of Los Angeles, who said his friend waited in line for 52 hours for their tickets, was disappointed.
