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‘Star Wars’ Pushes US Box Office to $11 Billion for First Time

Lucas created the hugely successful Star Wars franchise almost 40 years ago and was involved in the release of Star Wars in 1977, The Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and Return of the Jedi in 1983.

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This year’s total will be about $200 million ahead of the previous record of $10,919,694,802 set in 2013.


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Many gamers have presumed that a DLC related to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is going to be released sometime soon for the first-person shooter game “Star Wars: Battlefront”, mainly because of the movie’s success and how it was well received by the fans during its premiere on December 14 and its theatrical release on December 18. Rounding out the top five was the sequel “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” with $12.7 million. One month is ample time to get out and see the movie for anyone who is deathly afraid of spoilers; otherwise, they are just being selfish.

“These movies will all be so different”. The JJ Abrams directed flick dropped only 6% from Monday.

People have been turning out to see “The Force Awakens” as many as three or four times here, and it’s also appealing to much wider demographics than just caucasian males.

Revenue from Star Wars will feed into next year, delivering a possible 4 per cent increase and alleviating concerns about the year’s film slate, Mr Wold said.

In “The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens” book, concept artist Iain McCraig revealed that the prequel’s lead could have reprised the role for the new film. First, DIS has already made the first six films available to the Chinese viewers online via Tencent and has been promoting the first six films so the consumers can have a good understanding the background. “We’ll see how long that lasts”, he added.

Now, of course, you might be wondering what the original Star Wars V and Star Wars VI trailers looked like – check them out below.

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Not counting that weekly box-office reports don’t generally factor in a film’s production or marketing costs, the theater chains also split ticket sales with studios.

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