Twitter Inc added that “The Force Awakens” became the most tweeted-about movie of the year, garnering 4.9 million tweets over the weekend.
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Space X Successfully Launches, Lands a Rocket
After deploying the OG2 satellites in a low-Earth orbit, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket landed back to the ground. It landed at Landing Zone 1, a former launch complex for Atlas intercontinental ballistic missiles that SpaceX leased.
The animated Alvin and the Chipmunks returned to the box office this weekend with its fourth installment.
Nebraska population keeps growing slowly to 1.896 million
So the total “net domestic migration” loss since the 2010 census was 653,071 people, the most of any state, the group said. Between Jul. 1, 2014 and the same date this year, D.C. gained roughly 12,392 residents, from 659,836 to 672,228.
The movie’s global haul is being revised upwards from Sunday’s estimate of $279 million to $281 million, the No. 3 opening of all time behind Jurassic World ($316 million) and the final Harry Potter film ($314 million).
FDA Allows Gay and Bisexual Men To Donate Blood
The FDA says the change reflects the most current scientific evidence, while assuring that the nation’s blood supply remains safe. He said there are no comparable data demonstrating the safety of abstinence intervals shorter than one year.
Initially, “Jurassic” was thought to have held on to the record for the biggest worldwide opening weekend.
63% – Percentage of this weekend’s audience who were over the age of 25.
Buzz about the film has been building for over a year, and now, between the hype and critics’ positive reviews, it’s no surprise it’s bringing record numbers at the gate.
The latest film in the “Star Wars” franchise stars veterans Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, along with newcomers John, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis and Domhnall Gleeson. The movie is already in striking distance of earning back that $550 million, and tracking toward a couple billion total gross when it’s all said and done, plus home media.
$4 billion – The price Disney paid for the franchise’s production company, Lucasfilm, in 2012. It’s been inextricably linked to “Star Wars” since 1977, when Kenner sold empty boxes at the holidays because it couldn’t keep up with demand for action figures.
The new Star Wars film also set a new opening night record in the U.S. and Canada.
20 – Duration in hours of the “Star Wars” movie marathon that took place in theaters across the country last week.
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522 – Days until the release of “Star Wars: Episode VIII”, the next chapter in the “Star Wars” saga.
