New "Star Wars" hit record revenues in debut
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The film "Star Wars: The Awakening of force" hit box office records in his debut in the North American market and is on the verge of becoming one of the greatest films ever in terms of revenue in the latest cinema.O rooms episode of the saga "Star Wars" earned $ 57 million on opening night in US cinemas and Canada, on Thursday, beating the previous record of 43.5 million, which belonged to the second film in the series "Harry Potter" 2011.
According to Disney, the producer of the film, given the numbers already established sales Friday tickets, everything points to a total of 100 million dollars in 24 hours, which is a new record in the industry.
The film of the Harry Potter series of 2011 amounted, in the first day of release 91 million dollars in US and Canadian ticket sales.
"Star Wars: The Awakening of force" debuted this week in several countries, including Portugal, and since the first exhibition, on Wednesday, has achieved box office receipts of at least $ 130 million, setting records in countries like the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway or Sweden.
Disney believes that the film will surpass $ 200 million in ticket sales in the first weekend of exhibition week and hit another record in this case, the "Jurassic World" (208.8 million dollars).
"The awakening of force", directed by JJ Abrams, is the seventh film in a series conceived by US director George Lucas and which has become a phenomenon of popular culture, marking several generations of viewers over the last forty years.
The shoot was handed over to JJ Abrams, producer of the television series "Lost" and director, among others, of "Mission Impossible" and the new "Star Trek".
The film is also the first since Disney took over the command of the series, acquired the George Lucas in 2013 for four billion dollars.
According to the New York Times, Disney hopes to have a global box office revenue of 2.5 billion dollars and an estimate of 5 billion dollars for product sales associated with the series. 2020 are expected to debut four new films.
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