Jurassic World’s worldwide opening, for example, includes $99 million from China.
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Thanks to the massive debut of “The Force Awakens” the overall box office for all movies this weekend also broke a record, bringing in over $300 million for the first time in history.
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Customer traffic was also down Wednesday, they said. “Adding the presence of the protesters slowed things down even further”. Protesters boarded trains to the Minneapolis airport and blocked traffic by linking hands.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens may rake in $US528 million in worldwide ticket sales over the weekend, Walt Disney chief executive Bob Iger says. Stay tuned for more news on the film’s box office numbers.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens tipped for billion box office
However, ” The Force Awakens ” doesn’t actually feature the moment when the masked baddie ignites his flickering lightsaber hilt. According to Box Office Mojo , the new Star Wars film has now made more than 0m (£409 million) at the global box office.
The highly anticipated seventh instalment of the space saga has blazed a record-setting trail, taking the prize for highest-grossing domestic opening night with $57m and biggest domestic single-day sales Friday with $120.5m.
71 percent of the audience were adults, with teens making up only 9 percent, but more statistics will be coming in as the holidays kick in.
$57,568 – The film’s per theater average, the highest opening weekend for a wide release film.
“Star Wars” fans wait outside the cinema prior to the premier screening of the latest “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” film in the Algerian capital, Algiers, on December 20, 2015.
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In 2014, prior to negotiating cast salaries for The Force Awakens, Disney reportedly agreed upon a “legacy pay scale” in which actors would receive considerable pay increases which coincided with their involvement in the franchise.
Jurassic World, starring Chris Pratt, previously held the record for global launch with $524.9m (£352m).
3 – Number of “Star Wars” films in the top 15 biggest box office films of all-time, adjusted for inflation.
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Then when Lucas released refurbished versions of his original “Star Wars” trilogy in the ’90s, Spielberg once again took out in ad in Variety after the re-release beat out “E.T.” at the box office.
