Breakdown Of The Force Awakens Box Office Records Reached So Far

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Check out this article posted over on The Hollywood Reporter that provides readers with a breakdown of the various box office records The Force Awakens has achieved up to this point.

Biggest Thursday night – North America

Force Awakens amassed $57 million, easily passing up the $43 million earned in previews by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 in July 2011.

Biggest Friday and biggest single day – North America

The film took in $120.5 million, outpacing the $91 million earned by Deathly Hallows 2, the final title in the Harry Potter franchise.

Biggest domestic opening – North America

Force Awakens is only the third movie in history to open north of $200 million. The other two are Jurassic World and fellow Disney release, Marvel’s The Avengers ($207.4 million, 2011).

Biggest December Opening – North America

The seventh film in the Star Wars series did nearly three times the business that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey did in its opening weekend in mid-December 2012.

Biggest December Opening – Global

The previous best was The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ($250 million, 2003).

First movie to cross $100 million in one day – North America

Force Awakens cracked the $100 million mark less than 24 hours after it started rolling out in theaters at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Fastest movie to cross $200 million – Global

The tentpole hit $250 million in worldwide ticket sales in only three days after beginning to roll out overseas on Wednesday.

Biggest location average for a wide release – North America

Boasting a theater average of $57,568, Force Awakens wrested the record previously set by the final Harry Potter film ($38,672).

Record Imax Opening – Global

Imax theaters took in $30.1 million in North America, and $48 million worldwide after Abrams shot a key sequence that was on full display on Imax screens. Force Awakens stomped past Jurassic World ($44 million) and did nearly double the $25.2 million launch of Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Biggest Opening Weekends – International

Force Awakens scored the biggest opening weekend in key markets including the U.K. ($48.9 million, four-day), Germany ($27.3 million), Australia ($18.9 million) and Russia ($12.3 million). It debuted at No. 1 in every market except for South Korea and Vietnam.

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