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STAR WARS : The Force Awakens Dec, 18, 2015

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Bosco685

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NORTH AMERICA: Weekend Estimates: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Now Looking at Record Breaking $247M Weekend

 

According to Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday morning, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is now "more likely to be in the $247[million] range domestically." The increase is a result of the film holding much stronger on Sunday than Disney had originally expected.

 

Thanks in part to the stronger than expected Sunday in North America, Disney now expects Star Wars: The Force Awakens to set a new global record as well. In the same interview with Bloomberg TV, Iger notes "the total global take for the weekend could be in the neighborhood of $528 million." Jurassic World opened with a record-breaking $525 million global launch earlier this year, which also included China (where Star Wars: The Force Awakens has yet to open).

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Why are they waiting on distribution to China? Is it a piracy thing?

 

China sets the schedule when movies are released locally, including its blackout period to allow for Chinese-based movies to be shown away from other markets.

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An example of what goes into these international release schedules.

 

Why ‘Star Wars’ Arrives a Week Late in India

 

The first Star Wars movie in a decade releases next week—but not in India.

 

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” doesn’t open in Indian cinemas until Dec. 25, a week later than most of the world.

 

So who should die-hard Star Wars fans blame for having to disconnect from the Internet for a week to avoid learning whether Luke Skywalker is now a bad guy?

 

Shah Rukh Khan. And Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone. The Bollywood stars feature in two presumed blockbusters opening Dec. 18, the same day of the international release of “Star Wars.”

 

And when it comes to China...

 

Begun, the Culture War Has: China Still Hasn’t Approved ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ For Release

 

Whether you like it or not, China is going to be playing a massive role in deciding what kinds of movies Hollywood makes in the years ahead. Already one of the largest markets for film on the planet, the nation of 1.3 billion people is looking to surpass the United States within just a few years when it comes to the number of people paying to see movies. It’s the market that every studio has been tracking and trying to appease. Being a hit in China can make all the difference in the world, especially if your movie underperforms elsewhere.

 

Unfortunately for American movie studios, China has strict policies about the number of foreign films that it lets play in its cinemas every year, and even stricter rules about the kind of content it allows to be presented on screen. That means certain movies cannot be played at all, ever. It also means that even massive blockbusters like Star Wars: The Force Awakens have to fight for a Chinese release.

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$248MM official # from BO Mojo

 

Indeed!

 

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens stormed the box office and walked away with an estimated $238 million in its first three days domestically (including $57 million in Thursday night "previews") along with another $279 million internationally for a massive $517 million worldwide opening. Suffice to say, this shatters the domestic box office opening weekend record of $208.8 million set by Jurassic World earlier this year, but the record-breaking doesn't end there.

 

In just its first day of release Force Awakens brought in an estimated $120.5 million setting a new record for the largest Friday, opening day and single day. All on its own, that opening day was also enough to break the previous December opening weekend record of $84.62 million set by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 2012. Additionally, the film now holds the following domestic records:

 

Largest Thursday Previews: $57 million*

Previous Record: $43.5 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)

Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $120.5 million (estimated)

Previous Record: $91 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)

Domestic Opening Weekend: $238 million (estimate)

Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)

Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $57,571 (estimate)

Previous Record: $48,855 / 4,274 theaters (Jurassic World)

Top Opening Weekend for PG-13 Rated Film: $238 million (estimate)

Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)

Top Holiday Opening Weekend**: $238 million (estimate)

Previous Record: $158 million (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)

Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $294.5 million

Previous Record: $266 million (June 12-14, 2015)

Biggest December Weekend (Top 12 Gross): $294.5 million

Previous Record: $259.9 million (Dec 25-27, 2009)

December Single Day: $120.5 million (estimated)

Previous Record: $37.13 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)

Widest December Opening: 4,134 theaters

Previous Record: 4,045 theaters (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)

December Opening Weekend: $238 million (estimate)

Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)

Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day

Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World)

Global IMAX Opening Record: $48 million

Previous Record: $44.1 million (Jurassic World)

Domestic IMAX Opening Record: $30.1 million

Previous Record: $20.9 million (Jurassic World)

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Harrison Ford Reportedly Paid Over Fifty Times More Than His Co-Stars In Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

According to the Daily Mail, Ford received $25 million to reprise his Han Solo role for the newest Star Wars film. However, Variety believes that figure is too high. They put it more in the $15 million to $20 million ballpark. Additionally, that figure, no matter how much it really is, doesn't "include back-end bonuses from the pic’s box office haul, which in a rare case doesn’t even kick in till the film crosses $1 billion worldwide."

 

WOW!

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Harrison Ford Reportedly Paid Over Fifty Times More Than His Co-Stars In Star Wars: The Force Awakens

 

According to the Daily Mail, Ford received $25 million to reprise his Han Solo role for the newest Star Wars film. However, Variety believes that figure is too high. They put it more in the $15 million to $20 million ballpark. Additionally, that figure, no matter how much it really is, doesn't "include back-end bonuses from the pic’s box office haul, which in a rare case doesn’t even kick in till the film crosses $1 billion worldwide."

 

WOW!

 

Not surprising really. Boyega and Ridley making so little for leads on the biggest movie of the year seems a little off. But at the same time, they'd have people lined up for days to audition for the roles even if they said it was an unpaid job; I mean it's Star Wars. The real WOW for me would be Hamill getting seven figures for his 10 seconds of screen time!

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Not surprising really. Boyega and Ridley making so little for leads on the biggest movie of the year seems a little off. But at the same time, they'd have people lined up for days to audition for the roles even if they said it was an unpaid job; I mean it's Star Wars. The real WOW for me would be Hamill getting seven figures for his 10 seconds of screen time!

 

How much did Mark Hamill earn from Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

 

The closest we can currently get to Hamill's salary for the 2015 film is a ballpark estimate. Most estimates place the combined Star Wars VII salaries of Hamill, Fisher, and Ford at $40 million USD. So it is likely that Hamill's salary is between $5 million and $20 million USD. It may be on the low side of this estimate because of how short his appearance in the film is, or it may be on the high end because of his high capital value to the Star Wars franchise.

 

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Boyega and Ridley are reportedly going to start getting residuals after it passes a billion, which is a lock. I'm sure they will be okay, and there literally is almost no price that can be put on what they were before and what they are now in terms of their careers. Even Oscar Issac, who even before this was on everyone's radar as a rising new player in Hollywood, really acquitted himself well. Daisey Ridley especially... I don't think she's going to have to look for work again.

 

Neither Fisher or Hamill are exactly getting big money offers for other live action films. And just from the movie, Ford was definitely doing the heavy lifting. Without question it's great to have Hamill and Fisher, but I don't think Disney was ever sweating either of those 2 not wanting to be in the movie. Fisher has really taken advantage of it, she's been everywhere yapping.

 

It was a legit concern that Ford would not be involved IMHO. I do think a combo of the offer and and that Disney also has Indiana Jones, which he wants to do, got him on board. I think we got the performance because he liked the material (because he was signed on before the -script).

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$248MM official # from BO Mojo

 

Indeed!

 

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Why are your totals so far off from Box Office Mojo's totals for these movies?

 

I see why. On the Star Wars series comparison page, they are probably using the original release totals. You are using the higher lifetime totals.

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$248MM official # from BO Mojo

 

Indeed!

 

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Why are your totals so far off from Box Office Mojo's totals for these movies?

 

Last column (Worldwide - 2015 adjusted): I take the worldwide box office from BOM and actually convert it to current dollar value. BOM only does that for the Domestic Box Office. So more goes into these charts than just collecting up numbers.

 

Third-to-last column (Worldwide): This is the total shown by BOM for each movie, which is the non-inflation in-year combined box office.

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BOX OFFICE: TFA May Become Highest Grossing Movie Ever With $3 Billion

 

Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak's senior box office tracker has even gone as far as to say, "Are we looking at the first $3 billion movie ever? I think we could be." Big things are also expected for next weekend, with Exhibitor Relations's Jeff Bock stating: "I could certainly see it landing north of $200 million this weekend. This is all uncharted territory, but you look at what ‘Avatar’ and ‘Titanic’ did in their second weekends and you have think, why not? This was a unique situation with so many people wanting it to be better than the prequels, and it delivered, and these numbers were the result. I don’t see anything topping this, not even ‘VIII."

 

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