The Star Wars characters were at the White House for a screening of the new film, ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens, ‘ for Gold Star families, an organization that helps families who lost relatives in combat.
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That tops the previous record holder, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”, which grossed $43.5 million from Thursday shows in July 2011.
Disney officially announced that, following the $57 million the film earned in late-night showings on Thursday, along with the film’s matinee performances on Friday, The Force Awakens is projected to come in at north of $100 million for its first day in theaters.
Thousands of fans have flocked to be the first see the new Star Wars movie – The Force Awakens in Australia.
J.J. Abrams’ seventh chapter in George Lucas’s space saga arrived with the kind of hoopla and anticipation that few films have ever matched.
As you might expect, those kinds of numbers are no fluke, and now The Force Awakens is on track stomp a couple of more records in its opening weekend.
Disney also projects a likely $200 million opening weekend, with the possibility of passing Jurassic World’s record-setting $208.8 million opening weekend.
Disney is projecting a Friday full day total of over $100 million, which would give the film the record for biggest opening day in box office history. Disney bought “Star Wars” producer Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012.
“The Force Awakens” picks up the intergalactic story of good versus evil 30 years on from “The Return of the Jedi”, the finale of the original trilogy.
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“The potential for “The Force Awakens” to ultimately break into the $2 billion club worldwide is certainly in the realm of possibility”, Dergarabedian said.
