Jurassic World had the advantage of opening in China on the same weekend it opened everywhere else, whereas The Force Awakens won’t debut in the world’s second biggest cinema-going territory until 9 January.
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CNN reports “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” became the biggest opening in movie history bringing in an estimated $238 million in the USA this weekend. People outside of the U.S. may simply prefer dinosaurs to spaceships, but part of the disparity can be attributed to the delayed launch of the movie in China, removing the potential for a solid financial contribution from moviegoers in the growing market.
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The new Star Wars film would appear to be guaranteed of taking at least second spot on the all-time box office chart in Australia, with Titanic’s haul of $57.65 million looking very attainable after such a strong opening. But projections indicate that it could well supersede that total, riding the holiday wave to reach upwards of $800 million in the domestic market. Worldwide the seventh installment of the sci-fi movie franchise has earned approximately $517 million, just below “Jurassic World” which garnered $524 million total earlier this year.
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“We must offer a round of applause for Walt Disney, Lucasfilm and everybody involved with this mammoth debut”. Disney, which spent more than $200 million to make “Force Awakens”, also created intrigue by keeping the plot largely secret.
Moviegoers cheers and wave lightsabers before the first showing of the movie “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, December 17, 2015. The previous record holder for a December opening was “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey”, which took in $85 million in 2012.
The film is the first in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Lauding the nostalgic throwbacks to the original series, audiences gave the new release an A grade, according to polling firm CinemaScore.
In New Zealand, the first-day screenings alone, starting at midnight on Thursday, netted more than $1.5 million.
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Given the pent-up fan demand and the intense marketing, Disney had estimated that the movie would break the $100 million mark at the United States box office on its opening day.
