The film – the seventh instalment in the series created by George Lucas in 1977 – cost Disney an estimated $200m (£134m) to make. That figure still lags slightly behind the best ever worldwide opening – also held by Jurassic World at $524.9 million – but there’s still time for the final confirmed numbers to push Star Wars over the top.
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That number blasted the opening day record in the US, held by “Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2”, which made $91.7 million on its opening day in 2011.
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The film has also set a new opening night box office record in the USA and Canada.
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This photo provided by Disney shows, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren with his Lightsaber in a scene from the new film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”.
Skyfall, the previous James Bond film, is now the highest-grossing film at the United Kingdom and Ireland box office, having made nearly £103m domestically.
The latest film returns to “a galaxy far, far away” some 30 years on from the action of 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
Avatar generated $2.8 billion sales worldwide after its release in December 2009.
According to social analysis by Amobee, on the films release there were almost 1.3 million tweets mentioning Star Wars with Twitter sentiment being 25 per cent Positive, 63 per cent Neutral, and 12 per cent Negative.
Following such a hugely successful first night, industry experts have said Star Wars: The Force Awakens could become the biggest selling movie of all time.
At the White House, a beeping R2-D2 and two Stormtroopers surprised reporters with a quick appearance in the briefing room.
That’s a deal separate from the Star Wars deal though, which means if you’re looking to stream the original six movies you’re going to be very disappointed.
Like the throats of Darth Vader’s commanding officers, box office records have been crushed by Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
And Harrison previously revealed he admires the never-ending enthusiasm of “Stars Wars” fans.
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Giving an end-of-year press conference, President Barack Obama revealed he too was swept up by the mania. The mass media and entertainment conglomerate expected the movie to collect another $60 million in ticket sales from domestic box office on Saturday.
