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Additionally, when Disney debuted the final theatrical trailer during a 'Monday Night Football' game on ESPN that coincided with the tickets going on sale online, the trailer was viewed 128 million times in 24 hours. The movie racked up more than $100 million in pre-sales by its Thursday night opening. It also earned a 95% positive rating from critic site Rotten Tomatoes.Īudiences set a number of records for advance ticket sales on sites such as Fandango. The record holder for the biggest opening during the month was 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,' which took in $85 million in domestic receipts in 2012.Īudiences gave the new release an A grade, and an A-plus among women and younger audiences, according to polling firm CinemaScore. The numbers for 'The Force Awakens' are also unprecedented for a film premiering in December. Abrams-directed picture the highest single-day profits on record and it became the first film to break the $100-million mark in a single day. When Friday numbers were tallied, the official first-day total was an estimated $120.5 million. That far exceeded the previous benchmark of $43.5 million set by “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” in July 2011. Playing in more than 4,000 theaters domestically, “Star Wars” began its massive run with a record-breaking $57 million in ticket sales for early Thursday night showings. But by Friday afternoon, those projections began to look increasingly conservative.

Grossing an estimated $238 million in the United States and Canada, Disney’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” now holds the record for the largest opening weekend of a film ever.Īhead of the weekend, those familiar with audience tracking surveys predicted an opening weekend of $180 million to $220 million.

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