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The movie opens in India on 25 December in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
Force Awakens features a strong female hero, is expected to broaden out in the coming days.
As for the global numbers, The Force Awakens looks to have taken in $517 million – a mind-blowingly huge number. However, unlike Jurassic World, The Force Awakens’ opening weekend did not include China, where the film will open in January.
Disney purchased “Star Wars” producer Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012 and is betting that big-budget films can draw customers even as viewers gravitate to online streaming and mobile viewing and theater attendance declines. “They tailored the campaign to every geography around the world, and did it in a way that still preserved some of the mystery of the film while not leaving a single stone unturned”. It collected $120.5 million on Friday, its first full day in domestic theaters, and the highest single-day ticket sales ever.
Point being, Star Wars: The Force Awakens really did snag the biggest “pure Friday” gross by $100k, with a “no Thursday money” total of $63.5m versus Jurassic World’s $63.4m. That beats this year’s “Jurassic World“.
The previous best was 2003’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($250 million).
More important, with audiences in the USA and most foreign countries embracing the movie, Disney is setting up “Star Wars” to be a success in many media for years to come, including annual big-screen sequels and spinoffs, merchandise, television shows and theme-park attractions.
“With incredible reviews and an excited hardcore fan base that will want to go back over and over again, “Force Awakens” will have long-term playability well into 2016 where it should earn the lion’s share of its potentially record breaking worldwide revenue”, Dergarabedian said.
In North America, the film skewed male (66%), according to an exit-poll service.
The big question on everyone’s mind is if Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be able to break the all-time global box office record of $2.788 billion United States dollars established by James Cameron’s blockbuster movie Avatar in 2009?
