The film, with a $200 million budget and millions more spent on marketing, gave a big profit for the Walt Disney Company, which had already plunked down $4 billion for rights to the Skywalker clan.
Now it is paid off.
Some of the records “The Force Awakens”
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)
-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)
(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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