“The Force Awakens” also debuted in a dozen worldwide markets on Wednesday with a total of $14.1 million at the global box office, then added $58.6 million on Thursday as it opened in 32 more territories and set single-day reocords in the U.K., Germany, Sweden and Norway. “I got to get to ‘Star Wars.’ Thank you”.
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– After months of secrecy and anticipation, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is thrilling fans and theater owners alike.
Starring original cast members Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker and franchise newcomers, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o and Max von Sydow, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now in theatres. And that’s only considering the 4,134 screens it premiered on in North America.
Disney bought George Lucas’ Lucasfilm for $US4 billion ($5.5 billion) in 2012. Critics have hailed it as a fan-friendly return to form for the franchise; the American Film Institute listed it among its top 10 films of the year.
That strong word of mouth will help “The Force Awakens” attract the kind of repeat viewings that made James Cameron’s “Avatar” and “Titanic” the highest grossing films of all time.
It seems, the Force is all around us-on the news, at the stores, and on Twitter.
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President Obama had a lot of important topics to discuss in his final news conference of the year Friday. Soon to begin was a screening of the film for families who have lost a relative to combat or service-related injuries. That is White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest in the briefing room flanked by Stormtroopers and R2-D2.
