“Abrams’ film is also smashing records overseas, where it has amassed a stunning $72.7 million in its first two days for a global tally of almost $130 million”.
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The seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise opened officially in 4,134 theaters on Friday.
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Record box offices. Star Wars: The Force Awakens obliterated Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Pt. 2’s early open record of $43 million with a $57 million Thursday night performance, and now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, The Force Awakens has set another record.
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The previous opening day record grossed $91 million and was held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 which opened in 2011. Early estimates show that the film is on track to make $100 million on Friday, which make it the first three-digit-millions single day in history.
Disney, which bought the rights to the Star Wars franchise from its creator Georges Lucas for US$4 billion in 2012, has built up the hype around The Force Awakens, rolling out a well-orchestrated marketing campaign that has left fans wanting more.
The film, which carries a production cost of at least $200 million, opened in 32 additional foreign markets Thursday will open in most other markets Friday.
“This represents a new record for the industry and portends a massive and potentially record-breaking opening day and weekend for the film”, said Paul Dergarabedian, of box office tracker Rentrak.
Midnight screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Thursday morning accounted for £2.4m of ticket sales.
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.
Produced by Lucasfilm and Bad Robot, “The Force Awakens ” is set approximately 30 years after the events of 1983’s “Return of the Jedi”. “There’s a screening of “Star Wars” for people who lost a family member in the Iraq war”.
But so far, “The Force Awakens” is attracting the interest of seemingly everyone.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest, right, and a Stormtrooper.
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After speaking about “the year behind us and the year ahead” and taking questions from reporters, the president signed off by saying, “Okay, everybody, I’ve got to get to Star Wars”.
