On Monday, the Daily Mail issued a report saying that Ford earned a staggering $25 million to return to the Star Wars franchise. 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.
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But it’s not surprising the rivalry is so friendly: Jurassic World’s Frank is actually married to Kathleen Kennedy, president of Disney’s Lucasfilm. It wasn’t until the director asked a very poignant question that it became clear the character would have to meet his end in “The Force Awakens”. After Han, Luke, Leia and Chewie have succeeded in destroying the Empire’s Death Star; they are presented with medals at a military ceremony.
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Getting Harrison Ford back for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” took a couple Brink’s trucks worth of cash – far more than his co-stars. In previous releases, the $1 billion watermark might’ve sounded nearly absurd, but this is Star Wars: The film grossed $517 million globally in its first weekend.
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Online chatter won’t guarantee box office success in China for the film, which has a red-carpet premiere in Shanghai on Sunday and goes on general release in the mainland on January 9. Universal’s raunchy, R-rated comedy Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, followed with an estimated $2.5 million from 2,961 locations for a four-day domestic total of $16.5 million. The film opened in a record 70 locations in the Republic, boasting a per-location average of €21,115, which again knocked Jurassic World (€15,274) off the top.
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The movie stars veterans Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, along with newcomers Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson.
