wraggster
January 11th, 2016, 20:18
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We knew that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be a popular film, but the sheer speed at which it's breaking box office records (http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/20/star-wars-the-force-awakens-breaks-records/) has still taken us by surprise. It's now the biggest movie in UK history (https://www.facebook.com/StarWars.UK/videos/1063345647044156/), raking in a whopping £104 million after 22 days. The seventh instalment in the force-wielding franchise took the title by toppling Skyfall, the quieter and character-focused Bond film that struck a chord with moviegoers in 2012.
Unsurprisingly, The Force Awakens is already the highest-grossing film in the US (http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/06/star-wars-the-force-awakens-is-highest-grossing/), crushing the technically impressive but arguably quite forgettableAvatar. It doesn't hold the same mantle when you adjust for inflation, however -- we'll let you decide whether that means Gone With the Windshould retain ultimate bragging rights. Worldwide the sci-fi epic has generated $1.59 billion to date, pushing it above Jurassic World (https://deadline.com/2016/01/star-wars-the-force-awakens-china-opening-weekend-jurassic-world-global-international-box-office-1201679456/) to take the global number three slot. Given it's just released in China, we suspect it won't be long before it gobbles up the remaining two places.
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/11/star-wars-force-awakens-biggest-uk-film/
We knew that Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be a popular film, but the sheer speed at which it's breaking box office records (http://www.engadget.com/2015/12/20/star-wars-the-force-awakens-breaks-records/) has still taken us by surprise. It's now the biggest movie in UK history (https://www.facebook.com/StarWars.UK/videos/1063345647044156/), raking in a whopping £104 million after 22 days. The seventh instalment in the force-wielding franchise took the title by toppling Skyfall, the quieter and character-focused Bond film that struck a chord with moviegoers in 2012.
Unsurprisingly, The Force Awakens is already the highest-grossing film in the US (http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/06/star-wars-the-force-awakens-is-highest-grossing/), crushing the technically impressive but arguably quite forgettableAvatar. It doesn't hold the same mantle when you adjust for inflation, however -- we'll let you decide whether that means Gone With the Windshould retain ultimate bragging rights. Worldwide the sci-fi epic has generated $1.59 billion to date, pushing it above Jurassic World (https://deadline.com/2016/01/star-wars-the-force-awakens-china-opening-weekend-jurassic-world-global-international-box-office-1201679456/) to take the global number three slot. Given it's just released in China, we suspect it won't be long before it gobbles up the remaining two places.
http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/11/star-wars-force-awakens-biggest-uk-film/