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For now, their biggest problem(s) will be getting the lids on these bad boys to close sufficiently to latch.
I'd not worry about that, certain addictions these people support will channel some of that treasure to certain organizations south of the border, in no time.
As a somewhat different side note, video game sales can rack up huge numbers in a few days also. Grand Theft Auto 5 which was released in September 2013 grossed 800 million in it's first day and $1 billion in 3 days. Of course games cost about 5 times as much as a movie ticket but those numbers for a single video game impress me.
As of today, The Force Awakens is now at $391 million. Should clear $500 million domestically by next Tuesday after the Christmas holiday weekend I'm sure.
.....and...does it have legs? Will people tell their friends it is a must see? Will people see it again and again? I think......Yes and Yes.
This will overtake "Avatar". Can't wait for "Avatar II." "Avatar" was an eyegasm like I have never seen. I think some long dormant brain cells were rejuvenated.
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Okay, it's taking the domestic record. Only question mark is the overseas gross and the worldwide record.
Mr C and I are thinking of seeing it this coming week at The Alamo (perhaps even in 3D). We'll get our choice seating and hopefully at that time/day, it won't be as crowded. I look forward to seeing Luke, Han and Leia AND Ewoks as well as Chewie. Love those fur-balls
.....and...does it have legs? Will people tell their friends it is a must see? Will people see it again and again? I think......Yes and Yes.
This will overtake "Avatar". Can't wait for "Avatar II." "Avatar" was an eyegasm like I have never seen. I think some long dormant brain cells were rejuvenated.
It's so top-loaded, it will most likely gross $800 domestic by January. If it really has "legs" throughout January, then people will start wondering if it can cross the $1 billion mark.
It's so top-loaded, it will most likely gross $800 domestic by January. If it really has "legs" throughout January, then people will start wondering if it can cross the $1 billion mark.
Avatar never sold more than 3.7 million tickets in any one day (second Saturday was the big day) Jurassic world exceeded 3.7 million tickets on five days, it's first Fri, Sat, Sun and it's second Sat Sun.
Star Wars, TFA, has averaged 6.4 million tickets for it's first 8 days, only dipping below 3.7 million on Christmas Eve. It could easily break JW's record in two weeks
Avatar 21 million tickets in first 8 days, and 71 million tickets from day 8 to 90
Star Wars, TFA, 51.2 million tickets in first 8 days.
If Star Wars sells another 71 million tickets from day 8 to 90 it will break $1 billion. Frankly, I think it will come close, and they will simply leave it in the theaters long enough to break a billion dollars, just for the media attention when they start DVD sales.
Actually Titanic has the record for most tickets sold in 90 days at 101.4 million tickets. But shockingly it sold only 14.2 million tickets in it's first 8 days. If you can remember back that far people would say why should they go see a movie where everyone knows how it ends. Titanic's peak sales where 2.78 million tickets on day #58 of it's release (Valentine's Day).
Although a lot of people in domestic market don't go to movies regularly a shockingly high number go to at least one movie a year. I think it is over 180 million. They just have to pick this film as their one movie.
Most ticket sales go to people who attend one movie per month.
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Okay, it's taking the domestic record. Only question mark is the overseas gross and the worldwide record.
Avatar sold $2 billion in foreign markets, of which China was $204 million.
But China adds thousands of theaters every year. In the five years from Avatar to Transformers the Chinese spent $320 million on Transformers: Age of Extinction (more than USA&CANADA). But to be fair the movie was almost a Chinese film it was so patriotic about China.
But I think that China might produce $350 million this time, allowing the foreign market to get close to $2 billion.
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