In addition to the characters native to Star Wars: The Force Awakens playset, fans will be able to unlock and play with all Star Wars characters from Star Wars™ Twilight of the Republic and Star Wars™ Rise Against The Empire, as well as the Star Wars Rebels™ characters.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens might also take another record from Jurassic World, this time for the global opening weekend record of $316.1 million.
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The box office record for an opening weekend belongs to Universal’s “Jurassic World” which premiered to $208.8 million just six months ago.
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Fans embraced the new installment in the series: A clash between good and evil in a galaxy far, far away.
As Darth Vader would say, “impressive…”
But “The Force Awakens” is riding a wave of hype, nostalgia and positive reviews from critics and fans alike.
The film became the first movie to break the $100 million mark in a single day in the USA making a whopping $120.5 million on its opening day, including $57 million on Thursday night.
Since beginning its overseas rollout Wednesday, “The Force Awakens” has made an estimated $129.5 million internationally. Star Wars: The Force Awakens themed Power Disc Pack will be sold separately at $9.99.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is setting records just a day after its release. By Disney’s estimates, “The Force Awakens” – the widest December opening ever with 4,134 theaters – blew past that number by Friday afternoon. China is the world’s second-largest film market.
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“And the answer was that I wanted people to feel the magic of what Star Wars was: the sense of romance, the sense of heart, the loyalty, the sweetness, the friendship, the unexpected scenarios, the discoveries the characters make, the sense of impossible scale made possible”. This photo provided by Disney/Lucasfilm shows Daisy Ridley, right, as Rey, and BB-8, in a scene from the film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, directed by J.J. Abrams. The film now has a 95 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
