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Star Wars Passes Jurassic World for Biggest Global Opening Ever

Harrison Ford’s career went ahead to become one of the legends in Hollywood.

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According to the report, Thrash will hear the appeal on Wednesday and isn’t expected to take long to reach a decision. He called the entire story that leaked Monday “someone’s attempt at spin control”.

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” continues its climb to the top by breaking even more records. At the end of The Force Awakens, Artoo wakes up and has the rest of the map that The Resistance needs in order to find Luke Skywalker.


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Frank, who has collaborated with Kathleen and Jurassic World director Colin several times in the past, has been a big supporter of the new Star Wars film and tweeted several pictures of himself at the London premiere.


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Cousins is now selling “You Like That” t-shirts and hoodies at represent.com, where a portion of proceeds go to charity. The Redskins were not a preseason favorite to win the NFC East, in fact, most prognosticators had them finishing last.

That said, Universal’s Jurassic World still retained the belt for the biggest foreign opening (The Force Awakens still has to make its debut in China), so I’m sure they’re not too bummed about losing a couple of records to a fellow movie franchise titan. The latest Star Wars brought in $238 million domestically this past weekend, crushing the previous record-holder, Jurassic World, which brought in $208 million in its first weekend.

A visitor poses with a character from the Star Wars film series during a press preview for the exhibit “Star Wars Identities” at the MAK museum in Vienna, Austria, December 17, 2015.

This mix of old and new ensures the story remains fresh and relevant while still keeping the same themes and simple but hugely effective storytelling that made Star Wars such a worldwide phenomenon. Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma is severely underused; she never really gets a moment to call her own and dominate the screen.

For comparison’s sake – particularly in Boyega and Ridley’s cases – Jennifer Lawrence earned $500,000 upfront for the first Hunger Games installment.

“Leaving the theater, my girls felt as empowered as their brother usually does after seeing one of the many blockbusters built for him”.

We warn you that if you haven’t seen The Force Awakens, this article contains a major plot spoilers and you may want to reconsider reading the next few paragraphs.

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Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher took home salaries in the low-seven-figure range, according to sources.

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