The newest Star Wars film also began opening in various international markets on Wednesday and earned $72.7 million in two days outside of North America, bringing total sales up to nearly $130 million for Wednesday and Thursday.
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Such a strong Thursday night signals that The Force Awakens could potentially break the opening-weekend record as well. have posted rules restricting costumes and weapons for screenings of Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens. 5 on the list of opening weekends, and this year's Jurassic World is at the top with $208.8 million. Star Wars Costumes & Weapons Restricted at Movie Theaters. Solitary scrap scavenger Rey (Daisy Ridley, who really is. Two of the most beautiful occur when a character comes into physical contact with an object which sends their mind reeling into paroxysms of barely-suppressed delight. The Incoherent Politics of Star Wars: The Force Awakens The movie is fun, but its post-Galactic Empire political structure doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 currently stands at No. This ornery Star Wars naysayer is overjoyed to admit that The Force Awakens is liberally strewn with beautiful moments. It should be noted, however, that Star Wars' Thursday showings began at 7 p.m., while those of the last Harry Potter installment didn't start until midnight. 1 spot- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, which earned $43.5 million on the Thursday it debuted in 2011. With that sum, the movie easily knocks the previous record holder out of the No. and Canada, the Walt Disney Company estimated. Not only expert homage for the fans but a first-rate, energised piece of mega-Hollywood adventure, the hugely anticipated 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' stirs more to life than just The Force. The movie, while far too chickified (just like America), delivers. area to a 3D Force Awakens screening, because. One day in and The Force Awakens has already broken another record: It raked in $57 million in ticket sales for Thursday night screenings in the U.S. I saw the new Star Wars movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, on Tuesday afternoon at one of the most mysterious, secretive movie screenings I’ve attended in my 12 years or so as a movie critic.It was worth the intrigue and the wait. Big-time Star Wars devotee Kid Cudi kicked the New Year off on a generous note: Over the weekend the rapper-actor treated his followers in the L.A. Thousands of others preordered tickets for opening-weekend screenings, and the highly anticipated film became Fandango's top-selling movie in terms of advance sales, garnering more than $100 million even before the previews started rolling on the first show. Some fans began lining up for the first screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens more than a week in advance.