'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' makes $1 billion in a record 12 days

[gambit]

The bad guy uses a lightsaber with hand guard, any insight into why it's designed that way? Looks like a European longsword inspired piece...

Supposedly...Not hand guards. Ren's light saber is of an older and more powerful design and requires additional exhaust/vents of unused energy once the main blade is formed.

 

[FairAndUnbiased]

Domestic gross is doable, It is already 76% there.

Avatar $750M
Force Awakens: $571M

Worldwide....that will be tough. Avatar made much more money overseas (72%). Currently Force Awakens is 50/50.

Unless China turns into a bunch of Sci-Fi fans.

too late, Ip man 3 came out.

 

[Hack-Hook]

Force Awakens at $1.16B has now made it into the top 10 movies of all time.

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I'm a fan of Star wars but let be honest if they considered inflation in their chart ,I'm sure the list looked a lot different.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I'm a fan of Star wars but let be honest if they considered inflation in their chart ,I'm sure the list looked a lot different.

The Star Wars movies actually come out much better domestically when inflation adjusted

All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

DOMESTIC GROSSES
Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation*

Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Adjusted Gross Unadjusted Gross Year^
1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,685,052,200 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox $1,485,517,400 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,187,744,200 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,183,065,200 $435,110,554 1982^
5 Titanic Par. $1,129,857,100 $658,672,302 1997^
6 The Ten Commandments Par. $1,092,540,000 $65,500,000 1956
7 Jaws Uni. $1,068,177,300 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $1,035,289,700 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB $922,397,100 $232,906,145 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $909,060,000 $184,925,486 1937^
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $833,309,900 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $818,826,500 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM $817,320,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Avatar Fox $811,108,900 $760,507,625 2009^
15 Return of the Jedi Fox $784,455,500

 

[Hack-Hook]

The Star Wars movies actually come out much better domestically when inflation adjusted

All Time Box Office Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation

DOMESTIC GROSSES
Adjusted for Ticket Price Inflation*

Note: This chart only shows the top 200 movies, regardless of sorting.
Rank Title (click to view) Studio Adjusted Gross Unadjusted Gross Year^
1 Gone with the Wind MGM $1,685,052,200 $198,676,459 1939^
2 Star Wars Fox $1,485,517,400 $460,998,007 1977^
3 The Sound of Music Fox $1,187,744,200 $158,671,368 1965
4 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Uni. $1,183,065,200 $435,110,554 1982^
5 Titanic Par. $1,129,857,100 $658,672,302 1997^
6 The Ten Commandments Par. $1,092,540,000 $65,500,000 1956
7 Jaws Uni. $1,068,177,300 $260,000,000 1975
8 Doctor Zhivago MGM $1,035,289,700 $111,721,910 1965
9 The Exorcist WB $922,397,100 $232,906,145 1973^
10 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dis. $909,060,000 $184,925,486 1937^
11 101 Dalmatians Dis. $833,309,900 $144,880,014 1961^
12 The Empire Strikes Back Fox $818,826,500 $290,475,067 1980^
13 Ben-Hur MGM $817,320,000 $74,000,000 1959
14 Avatar Fox $811,108,900 $760,507,625 2009^
15 Return of the Jedi Fox $784,455,500

as you see the list look a lot different , and that star wars is the first movie not the 7th one , that movie was
something novel it revolutionized movie industry and how special effects are applied.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Now at 80% of Avatar's domestic #1 record ($750M).

Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $600,949,526 48.9%
+ Foreign: $627,400,000 51.1%
= Worldwide: $1,228,349,526


Now at #9

 

[waz]

Great film with the worst villain I have ever seen period. That Ren guy seriously needs to go if they want people to take the Sith seriously.

 

[Oldman1]

Great film with the worst villain I have ever seen period. That Ren guy seriously needs to go if they want people to take the Sith seriously.

Its a still completely untrained Sith hence why he got his *** kicked..

 

[Winchester]

Saw it today

There were about 10 ppl in the theater.

The two Bollywood movies were almost full houses.

Didn't see that Han Solo bit coming....

Pricess Leia was underwhelming so was Kylo Ren

Supreme Leader Snoke looks promising though

 

[bobo6661]

The problem was it was just a copy of 4-5-6 ... I was laughing to myself in first 30 min of movie the best actor so far was the ball robot And i was like omg they killed Han... why so late ...

 

[Star Wars]

Crap MOvie....

 

[waz]

Its a still completely untrained Sith hence why he got his *** kicked..

No mate, he was trained by Luke for a while, they mention it in the film and it's in the fiction.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

Saw it, wasn't impressed.

I dropped the idea after watching trailor lookedxsub standard acting
Will wait for it to come on TV

 

[untitled]

Why does the republic call its military the resistance? When does the gov become a rebel?

 

[waz]

Saw it today

There were about 10 ppl in the theater.

The two Bollywood movies were almost full houses.

Didn't see that Han Solo bit coming....

Pricess Leia was underwhelming so was Kylo Ren

Supreme Leader Snoke looks promising though

Lol Bollywood full and Hollywood empty. Pakistani audiences have terrible taste.