The Force Awakes has broken the all-time record for selling the most pre-sale cinema tickets in its first day on sale. Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver and Oscar Isaac are also in the cast.
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For one thing, what if the film is awful? This is easily the most important role of her career!
Tickets for the “The Force Awakens”, out December 18, went on sale earlier Monday, causing sites like Fandango and MovieTickets.com to experience intermittent crashes as a result of demand. I watched both the trailer and the game last night, and the trailer was by far the most exciting part of that telecast.
On Tuesday afternoon, AMC reported that it still had 4 million tickets available for opening weekend, including showings in IMAX, 3D and Dolby Cinema at AMC Prime and AMC Dine-in Theatres.
The situation got so grim that a few lucky souls who were lucky enough to grab Star Wars: The Force Awakens tickets took to Ebay to sell the coveted stubs for hundreds of dollars apiece. “I grew up with Star Wars, so this is emotional for me”.
‘I’ll have to come back, but it will be I have Han Solo in my crosshairs and I’ll be about to kill him or about to kill the Princess or about to kill somebody that we care about’. Jack Epps, USC Writing for Screen & Television Department Chair and writer of Top Gun, explained that movies are a largely worldwide business and gave his opinion on the Star Wars controversy.
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In addition to the general excitement over the new movie, a few fans are eager to see the 3D IMAX version because the film’s director, J.J. Abrams, shot key sequences using IMAX cameras, providing “breathtaking image quality” and a “truly immersive experience”, according to the IMAX website.
