The first “Star Wars” film in a decade took in a total of $529 million at box offices around the world, second only to the dinosaur film “Jurassic World”, which had the benefit of an opening weekend that included China, where “Force Awakens” won’t open for weeks.
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“The Force Awakens” tops the global charts, breaking box-office records worldwide, in Korea, it is a totally different story.
Star Wars heading for another record
The new ” Star Wars ” film will nourish Disney’s studio, theme-park and merchandise businesses for years. It was also, on its own, bigger than any total domestic box office weekend since June .
3 – Number of “Star Wars” films in the top 15 biggest box office films of all-time, adjusted for inflation. It also set records in Britain, Australia, Russia and elsewhere as fans embraced a new chapter in the galactic battle between good and evil.
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“The industry is expecting unbelievable holds this upcoming weekend and through the holidays, and if that happens, “Avatar” and its records may be the next thing to fall in the face of the power of the force”. That puts it at the third biggest overseas opening of all time, behind Jurassic World ($316 million) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($314 million), but those two films had the advantage of a China release, while The Force Awakens’ China release will be on January 9. Universal’s Jurassic World had been the previous record holder with $524.9 million with its release this past June.
Globally, “The Force Awakens” landed at $517 million after opening to $279 million overseas.
Notably, Ford is getting paid 56 times the $450,000 flat fee received by British newcomers John Boyega and Daisy Ridleywho each play new leading characters in the film. Star Wars has smashed that to bits, with Variety now reporting a take of $247 million (revised from $238 million) in just one weekend.
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Meanwhile “Creed”, a next-generation version of the “Rocky” series earned $5 million in its fourth week on the big screen.
