Well, this won’t come as a surprise at all, but Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been shattering box office records with its opening day.
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In the States, the film pulled in $57 million from Thursday pre-shows, overtaking the previous record of $43.5 million set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 back in 2011. It opened officially in North America today, and could become the first film to pull in over $100 million in a single day.
Here in the UK, The Force Awakens grossed £2.4 million from its midnight opening, and earned £9.6 million on Thursday, the biggest single day of all-time in the UK. By close of play yesterday, it had amassed around $130 million internationally.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out now 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.
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Originally published December 18, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
