Disney CEO says 'Star Wars' global sales may reach $528 Million
This would beat record opening weekend sales worth $525 million that Jurassic World garnered earlier this year
"Star Wars" fans wait outside the cinema prior to the premier screening of the latest "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film in the Algerian capital, Algiers, on December 20, 2015. Globally, the latest "Star Wars" space epic raked in an estimated $517 million, Disney said, breaking records for biggest opening weekend abroad in 18 other countries, including Russia and Germany, and second biggest across four nations. PHOTO: AFP
Star Wars: The Force Awakens may rake in $528 million in worldwide ticket sales over the weekend, Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said on Bloomberg TV.
That would beat the record opening weekend sales of $525 million that dinosaur film Jurassic World garnered earlier this year in its worldwide release, including in China.
The force will awaken in China, the world's second-largest movie market, on January 9. The last Star Wars movie in 2005 collected just $9 million there.
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The first Star Wars film in a decade recorded the biggest domestic opening in Hollywood's history, collecting $238 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada.
It also set records in Britain, Australia, Russia and elsewhere as fans embraced a new chapter in the galactic battle between good and evil.
The film's financial and critical success mark a victory for Iger's strategy of acquiring proven brands, including Pixar Animation and comic book powerhouse Marvel, to fuel Disney's entertainment empire.
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Disney purchased Star Wars producer Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012 as part of his bet on big-budget films. Disney plans four Star Wars movies through 2019, plus major expansions at its US theme parks to incorporate the droids, spaceships and otherworldly creatures of the universe Lucas invented.
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The movie could become the highest-grossing movie of all time, box office analysts said. Avatar holds that title with $2.8 billion in global sales.
That would beat the record opening weekend sales of $525 million that dinosaur film Jurassic World garnered earlier this year in its worldwide release, including in China.
The force will awaken in China, the world's second-largest movie market, on January 9. The last Star Wars movie in 2005 collected just $9 million there.
German church hosts galactic service to celebrate Star Wars release
The first Star Wars film in a decade recorded the biggest domestic opening in Hollywood's history, collecting $238 million over the weekend in the United States and Canada.
It also set records in Britain, Australia, Russia and elsewhere as fans embraced a new chapter in the galactic battle between good and evil.
The film's financial and critical success mark a victory for Iger's strategy of acquiring proven brands, including Pixar Animation and comic book powerhouse Marvel, to fuel Disney's entertainment empire.
Man lands in ICU for spoiling Star Wars at a US theatre
Disney purchased Star Wars producer Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012 as part of his bet on big-budget films. Disney plans four Star Wars movies through 2019, plus major expansions at its US theme parks to incorporate the droids, spaceships and otherworldly creatures of the universe Lucas invented.
Force Awakens toys, clothing, home accessories and video games already pervade stores ahead of Christmas.
My 'Star Wars' character now more complex: Harrison Ford
The movie could become the highest-grossing movie of all time, box office analysts said. Avatar holds that title with $2.8 billion in global sales.