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Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaks IMAX records with $6.5 million in advanced sales

October 21, 2015 by Luke Owen

Not only has Star Wars: The Force Awakens broken the Internet (it crashed our site and YouTube yesterday), it has now broken IMAX records for advanced ticket sales.

IMAX announced that single-day pre-sale tickets for Star Wars: The Force Awakens have come in at an estimated $6.5 million, which broke the single-day previous record – by some margin – of less than $1 million.

Now, the average rule of thumb to estimate how much a movie will take from IMAX alone (going by previous movies) is to multiply its single day sales by six. If that’s the case, Star Wars: The Force Awakens could make $39 million from IMAX sales alone on its opening weekend.

“The only words to describe the first day of IMAX worldwide advance ticket sales for Star Wars: The Force Awakens are ‘record-shattering’,” commented Greg Foster, senior executive VP, IMAX Corp. and CEO of IMAX Entertainment. “We’re seeing sell-outs across the board – from Hollywood to London, to Sparks, Nevada, and everywhere in between. The fan reaction to the latest trailer and demand for this film in IMAX is unprecedented and we couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this phenomenon and share it with our partners at Disney, Lucasfilm, J.J. Abrams and the entire filmmaking team.”

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set for release on December 17th in the UK and December 18th in the States and sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Kenny Baker (R2-D2), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), Ken Leung (Lost), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), Jessica Henwick (Spirit Warriors), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day), Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen.

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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