Two million tickets were booked in advance of the Force Awakens release, setting a new record for advanced ticket bookings in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The Dark Knight Rises took in $30.6 million in 2012, and Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 took in $30.4 million, also in 2012.
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Fans Flock To See New Star Wars Movie
Brian Burnham, assistant manager at Maya Cinemas, said the theater has been selling tickets for about two months. And while it wasn’t too busy this afternoon, Chatterly says tonights shows are already sold out.
Box office forecasters say weekend ticket sales for the film may beat the record set in June by dinosaur movie Jurassic World with $US208.8 million ($281 million).
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According to Disney, ticket sales for Thursday night Star Wars screenings topped previous industry records, and cumulative global sales neared $130 million.
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More than $100 million in tickets have been presold in North America. Worldwide sales reached $US72.7 million ($10.1 million) through Thursday, Disney said. The film stands among the best “Star Wars” entries, I give the film four stars and rank it third in the series behind “A New Hope”, and “Empire Strikes Back”, respectively. Early estimates show that the film is on track to make $100 million on Friday, which make it the first three-digit-millions single day in history. The movie scored a 95 percent positive rating on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. For additional context, the opening weekend record holder “Jurassic World” grossed only $18.5 million from Thursday previews. The light saber was passed from one generation to another with a mix of new and old, as “The Force Awakens” marks a new beginning for a franchise that began nearly four decades ago.
