Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Shatters Opening Day Record Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already put its stamp on the record books, kicking off its domestic release with an estimated $120.5 million ...
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Shatters Opening Day Record Star Wars: The Force Awakens has already put its stamp on the record books, kicking off its domestic release with an estimated $120.5 million Friday opening. That opening number includes a record-breaking $57 million from Thursday night "previews" and makes this the first film to gross more than $100 million in a "single" day, but the records don't stop there. The $120.5 million opening day for Star Wars marks the largest Friday, opening day and single day records previously held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 at $91 million. In just its opening day, the film has also broken the previous December opening weekend and single day records, both of which were held by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The Hobbit's previous December opening weekend record was $84.62 million and the single day record was a paltry $37.13 million, which puts into context just how big this opening really is. Now the question comes down to the film's legs to determine just how high it will go. The overall opening weekend record of $208.8 million, set by Jurassic World earlier this year, will obviously be broken, but by how much? Industry estimates currently range anywhere from $225-240 million for the weekend. As for comparisons, the best examples might seem to be recent ones such as the opening weekends of Jurassic World ($208.8M) andAvengers: Age of Ultron ($191.2M) from earlier this year. The two films dropped 15% and 33% respectively on Saturday and another 17.8% and 10.9% on Sunday, which, if you translate that to this Star Wars opening day would give us a range anywhere from $273-307 million. However, given the massive front-loading of that Friday number, perhaps Deathly Hallows - Part 2 is the best place to look. Deathly Hallows - Part 2 dropped 53.4% on its second day and another 15.8% on Sunday. Using those numbers, Force Awakens would take in another $56.1 million on Saturday and $47.28 million on Sunday for an opening weekend around $223.9 million. Given the excitement surrounding the film it would seem reasonable to expect a slightly stronger hold on Sunday and an opening somewhere closer to $230-235 million. As for the records the film has broken so far, here's an idea: 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) 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: $120.5 million... and counting Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey) Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World) Records still up for grabs this weekend include (but are not limited to): Largest Saturday: $69.6 million (Jurassic World) Largest Sunday: $57.2 million (Jurassic World) Domestic Opening Weekend: $208.8 million (Jurassic World) International Opening Weekend: $316.1 million (Jurassic World) Global Opening Weekend: $524.9 million (Jurassic World) Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $48,855 / 4,274 theaters (Jurassic World) Top Opening Weekend for PG-13 Rated Film: $208.8 million (Jurassic World) Top Holiday Opening Weekend**: $158 million (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire) #1 Movie Weekend Market Share: 84.5% of Top 12 (Avengers: Age of Ultron) Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $266 million (June 12-14, 2015) Biggest December Weekend (Top 12 Gross): $259.9 million (Dec 25-27, 2009)
Box Office Mojo 13 mins · Weekend Box Office Estimates 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens - $238 million 2. Alvin and the Chipmunks The Road Chip - $14.4 million 3. Sisters - $13.4 million Get the full chart http://imdb.to/1Zj4bEJ
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
