Analysts expect The Force Awakens to make about $200m in the USA and Canada over its opening weekend, a total that could challenge the record Jurassic World set earlier this year.
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Broke Box Office Records Last Night
While spoilers will not be given out, the film was full of surprises while paying homage to both trilogies that came before it. Greenfield said the success of “Force Awakens” would not be enough to offset the impact of subscriber losses at ESPN.
Yes, that’s a record, topping Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2 at $91.1 million set on its opening Friday in July 2011.
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“The Force Awakens” has already set a new record for Thursday night previews with an estimated $57 million from showings that began at about 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Despite many sold-out shows, there are still plenty of seats available for “Star Wars”, as many theaters throughout the country are staying open 24 hours a day in order to screen the movie around the clock.
Prerelease tracking suggests Force Awakens will earn in the $180 million-$220 million range for the weekend.
“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.
In the United Kingdom, some chains have increased their prices for the film.
The same tactic, coupled with the decision to open the film on a Monday, enabled Spectre to set the record for the biggest opening ever at the United Kingdom and Ireland box office. If they’re going to take home the title for the highest grossing opening weekend of all time, and they nearly certainly are, Jurassic World’s $208 million is the number to beat. “The Force Awakens”, which opens in 4,134 theaters, is expected to break more box office records throughout the month.
Directed by JJ Abrams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens returns to “a galaxy far, far away” some 30 years on from the action of 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
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The cast includes Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o and Domhnall Gleeson along with original “Star Wars” stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher. However, the highest grossing installment was “Episode 1: Phantom Menace”, which made $474.5 million in 1999. Currently, “The Force Awakens” stands at 95 percent.
