Star Wars: The Force Awakens Continues to Shatter Records

star-wars-force-awakens-official-posterStar Wars: The Force Awakens debuted this Thursday to record setting numbers and Friday the movie continued to crush the competition and rewrite the record books. The film earned an estimated $120.5 million Friday. That includes the $57 million from Thursday, also a record, and that’s standard practice. It is the first film ever to gross more than $100 million in a single day. It’s also the largest Friday opening.

Those records were held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 which earned $91 million.

Also the previous December opening record was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey which earned $84.62 million for its opening weekend.

Here are the records broken so far:

  • Largest Thursday Previews: $57 million
    Previous Record: $43.5 million
  • Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $120.5 million (estimated)
    Previous Record: $91 million
  • December Single Day: $120.5 million (estimated)
    Previous Record: $37.13 million
  • Widest December Opening: 4,134 theaters
    Previous Record: 4,045 theaters
  • December Opening Weekend: $120.5 million so far
    Previous Record: $84.62 million
  • Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
    Previous Record: 2 Days

The film is looking to bring in $225 to $250 million this weekend, making it the largest opening ever. Expect many more records to be shattered.


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