Star wars:The Force Awakens grossed an
estimated $120.5 million in its first day, including
$57 million for Thursday night preview shows,
making it the highest single day on record,
according to Walt Disney Co. The tally topped the
previous record holder, "Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," which grossed
$91 million from its Thursday and Friday shows in
July 2011. The film has already grossed more
than $250 million worldwide.
The numbers for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
are unprecedented for a film premiering in
December. The record holder for the biggest
opening during the month is "The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey," which took in $85 million in
domestic receipts in 2012.
"The Force Awakens" is expected to gross $180
million to $220 million through Sunday in its
domestic opening weekend. However, those
numbers began to look like conservative
estimates following Thursday and Friday
screenings.
At that rate, the long-awaited space epic is poised
to out-earn Universal's dino reboot, "Jurassic
World," which broke the record for the biggest
domestic opening by selling $208.8 million in
tickets last June.
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