“Being in love with the universe and me wanting to be part of it, that’s what dressing up is about”, said Lucas. They came to catch up with old friends, like Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo.
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“The Force Awakens” has sold more tickets on the online service than any other film did throughout its time in theaters – which is even more impressive than making the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs.
The Force Awakens obliterated box office records even before its opening Thursday night.
Star Wars’ New Zealand distributor, Sony Pictures, revealed the figures on Friday, saying they had smashed the previous record, set by The Avengers, which opened on April 25 2012, and collected $1.020m on its first day in cinemas.
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“I grew up with ‘Star Wars, ‘” said Brandon Grisham, 38, of Oswego, who was with his son Braeden, 9.
Star Wars fans flooded cinemas around the world for the first showings of the breathlessly-anticipated seventh instalment of the space saga, and floated out on nostalgia and positive reviews. Besides, they always knew their wedding would be Star Wars-themed anyway. “It’s nice to see it on the big screen again”, Adam McSwain said. They posed for pictures and mingled with fans, some of whom lined up for the best seats before 5 p.m., two hours before the first showing at 7 p.m. It has been easier in the last few weeks after getting to talk to numerous cast members of the new movie.
“So I was at a party, and someone behind me just tapped me on the shoulder and went like, “Yo, Black Jedi”.
“It’s blown our expectations, people aged from four to 94 are coming to watch the movie”, she said.
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“The Force Awakens is a genuine cultural phenomenon”, says Fandango president Paul Yanover.
