Cinemagoers in the United Kingdom and Ireland spent nearly £10m to watch the new Star Wars film on its first day of release – a new opening day box office record. I haven’t seen a trailer.
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Generations of Jedi junkies came out in full force for the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Scotiabank Theatre.
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“We are obviously very encouraged by the record-breaking presales for Star Wars”, Dave Hollis, executive vice president of distribution at Walt Disney, said in a calm statement released Friday.
This is it. Since May 4, I have been writing a daily blog counting down the days until the official opening of “Star Wars: Episode VII: The Force Awakens”. It’s incredible how steady ticket sales have been for the new Star Wars movie across the country. Reviews of the movie have so far been highly positive, with many drawing favorable comparisons to the most recent Star Wars movies made by George Lucas between 1999 and 2005.
The most buzzed about film of the year opened globally Thursday, setting global and pre-sale box-office records. “It was, I guess, everything we wanted it to be, and it was awesome”, said one fan.
All over the world fans toted lightsabers and wore character costumes to packed showings of the seventh installment of the space epic.
“I’m excited because it was such a big part of your childhood when you grew up in the seventies and the eighties”, Scott Searle said.
And the Star Wars $100 million is the first triple-digit million-day ever.
Early Friday estimates also showed that the film is on target for a weekend of more than $200 million.
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Terry Hoknes, who was at the opening with friends and family, said opening night was special for him. Mark Zoradi, CEO of Cinemark, noted that moviegoers have been looking forward to the newest offering in the “Star Wars” saga for months.
