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Brent Lang<time abp="1111" datetime="2015-12-20T19:14:57.000Z" data-always-show="true">3 hrs ago
?Star Wars: The Force Awakens? torched record books this weekend as audiences flocked to see J.J. Abrams? reverent take on the return of the Jedi.
The film, with a $200 million budget and millions more spent on marketing, represented a big gamble for the Walt Disney Company, which had already plunked down $4 billion for rights to the Skywalker clan. It?s a bet that appears to have paid off, establishing new benchmarks for the movie industry and setting the franchise up for future spinoffs, prequels and installments.
Here?s a look at some of the records ?The Force Awakens? now owns.
-Biggest domestic debut with $238 million
(Previous record: ?Jurassic World? with $208.8 million)
-Second-biggest global debut with $517 million
(Record holder: ?Jurassic World? with $524.9 million)
-Biggest Thursday preview gross with $57 million
(Previous record holder: ?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2? with $43.5 million)
-First film to post single-day gross over $100 million
-Fastest film to $100 million and $200 million
(Previous record holder: ?Jurassic World? on both counts)
-Biggest December debut
(Previous record: ?The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? with $84.6 million)
-Highest per-theater average for a wide release with $57,568
(Previous record: ?Jurassic World? with $48,855)
-Biggest opening weekend of all time in U.K., Russia, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Serbia and New Zealand
-Biggest Imax debut with $48 million
-Most pre-sales with over $100 million
(Previous record: ?The Dark Knight Rises? with $25 million)
-Best Friday gross with $120.5 million
(Previous record: ?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2? with $91.1 million)
-Third best Saturday gross with $68.7 million
(Record holders: ?Jurassic World? with $69.6 and ?Marvel?s The Avengers? with $69.5 million)
-Best opening for a ?Star Wars? film
(Previous record: ?Revenge of the Sith? with $108.4 million)
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Brent Lang<time abp="1111" datetime="2015-12-20T19:14:57.000Z" data-always-show="true">3 hrs ago
?Star Wars: The Force Awakens? torched record books this weekend as audiences flocked to see J.J. Abrams? reverent take on the return of the Jedi.
The film, with a $200 million budget and millions more spent on marketing, represented a big gamble for the Walt Disney Company, which had already plunked down $4 billion for rights to the Skywalker clan. It?s a bet that appears to have paid off, establishing new benchmarks for the movie industry and setting the franchise up for future spinoffs, prequels and installments.
Here?s a look at some of the records ?The Force Awakens? now owns.
-Biggest domestic debut with $238 million
(Previous record: ?Jurassic World? with $208.8 million)
-Second-biggest global debut with $517 million
(Record holder: ?Jurassic World? with $524.9 million)
-Biggest Thursday preview gross with $57 million
(Previous record holder: ?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2? with $43.5 million)
-First film to post single-day gross over $100 million
-Fastest film to $100 million and $200 million
(Previous record holder: ?Jurassic World? on both counts)
-Biggest December debut
(Previous record: ?The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? with $84.6 million)
-Highest per-theater average for a wide release with $57,568
(Previous record: ?Jurassic World? with $48,855)
-Biggest opening weekend of all time in U.K., Russia, Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Denmark, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Serbia and New Zealand
-Biggest Imax debut with $48 million
-Most pre-sales with over $100 million
(Previous record: ?The Dark Knight Rises? with $25 million)
-Best Friday gross with $120.5 million
(Previous record: ?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ? Part 2? with $91.1 million)
-Third best Saturday gross with $68.7 million
(Record holders: ?Jurassic World? with $69.6 and ?Marvel?s The Avengers? with $69.5 million)
-Best opening for a ?Star Wars? film
(Previous record: ?Revenge of the Sith? with $108.4 million)
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