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Star Wars: The Force Awakens tipped for $3 billion box office

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has officially been nominated as the 11th Best Picture contender ahead of the 21st Critics Choice Awards, despite the board already revealing their full list of nominations earlier in December.

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Its debut has instantly re-established the space fantasy saga — mothballed a decade ago after three bloodless prequels to the original 1977-1983 films — as an worldwide phenomenon and a beloved pop culture touchstone.


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These salary figures are expected to be renegotiated for their roles in the upcoming Star Wars sequel.

Star Wars will also be shooting for an all-time second weekend, another number set by Jurassic World this year at $106.6 million. However, “The Force Awakens” doesn’t actually feature the moment when the masked baddie ignites his flickering lightsaber hilt. It was like an effortless transition, creating a link 30 year after.

According to Box Office Mojo, the new Star Wars film has now made more than $610m (£409 million) at the global box office.

Rey (Daisy Ridley), a scavenger on the forlorn planet Jakku, accidentally comes into possession of a BB-8 rolling droid (sort of an over-sized volleyball with personality) that carries a map leading to Luke’s location. “I came out of it saying that I still enjoyed the movie”, he said.

Lucasfilm “Episode VIII” will feature the return of Abrams’ new characters, including Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac). His wits, the sudden humor on his facial expressions and then the sudden need of rage just tangled with the mesh of the movie. “The only reason why Kylo Ren has any hope of being a worthy successor is because we lose one of the most beloved characters”.

To a child in 1980, it might have seemed a cruel waste of Boba Fett, Han Solo and Luke Skywalker figures.

Jim took the contest so seriously, he even researched breathing exercises and tips for making it through days of sitting. Too much can and has been spoiled for a lot of movies these days.

The pan will likely not have any effect on whether Pope Francis sees the movie, though.

Over all the storyline, action, the cinematography, the sounds, it was all a total joyride in the cinema.

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In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Abrams detailed his decisions (along with editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon) on what footage landed in “The Force Awakens” and what was sent down the garbage chute.

Jim Braden and his fellow Star Wars marathon contestants