Get ready for an influx ofStar Warsbox office reports, becauseStar Wars: The Force Awakenshas been breaking records since pre-sale tickets went online, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down.The Force Awakensshattered its first record with advanced ticket sales, reportedly selling eight times as many tickets than theprevious record holder,The Hunger Games,to the tune of $50 million. Earlier today, we reported that the seventhStar Warsinstallment trampled another record; posting $57 million on opening night and earning the new record forhighest Thursday ticket sales(a title previously held byHarry Potter and The Deathly Hollows Part 2since 2011).
As you might expect, those kinds of numbers are no fluke, and nowThe Force Awakensis on track stomp a couple of more records in its opening weekend. Early estimates show that the film is on track to make $100 million on Friday, which make it the first three-digit-millions single day in history. If that’s not crazy enough, get this: no December release has ever made $100 million dollars in its opening weekend, let alone in one day. The Hobbit got close with an $86 million opening weekend, and American Sniper grossed $89 when it went wide, butStar Warsis absolutely setting a new bar for December relases.
Disney execs estimate that the film is on track for a $200 million opening weekend, a rather conservative estimate at this point. If they’re going to take home the title for the highest grossing opening weekend of all time, and they almost certainly are,Jurassic World’s $208 million is the number to beat.
We’ll have more updates onThe Force Awaken’s box office ascension as the news breaks. In the meantime, get caught up on all of ourStar Wars: The Force Awakenscoverage by perusing some of our recent stories provided at the links below:
