So far, the film has grossed over $689 million worldwide. J.J. Abrams directed the $200 million production, overseeing a cast of “Star Wars” veterans and newcomers. The Force Awakens had already passed up The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, but now, unadjusted for inflation, it’s pulled ahead of both the original Star Wars ($307.3 million) and Attack of the Clones ($302.2 million).
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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, the seventh episode of the “Star Wars” series, features Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley.
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“Star Wars Epsiode VII: The Force Awakens” leaves you refreshed with some new Star Wars but leaves you wanting more and leaves you with more questions than answers. With such speed and intensity with which the film has risen to box office power, it’s a definite possibility. But curiosity among the world’s biggest online community could help the film rival smash hits like action movie “Furious 7”, the latest in a series long popular with Chinese viewers that took over $180 million in its opening weekend in China.
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In honor of the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, the Alamo Drafthouse movie theater hosted an insane movie watching marathon competition to find the ultimate “Star Wars” fan. Others forecast more. “The movie is going to do well regardless of its take here”, said Ben Cavender, Shanghai-based principal of China Market Research Group.
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Those numbers pale in comparison to the day after, where Star Wars app downloads were up 193 percent over the previous two Saturdays. At a screening and Q&A of the film at the Writers Guild of America recently, director J.J. Abrams spoke about why the scene had to happen. “The more times The Force Awakens is watched by its fans, the more likely it is to become an instant classic”.
