What $120 million in approximately 29 hours indicates is that anybody who wanted to see Star Wars as soon as possible had plenty of opportunity to do so.ĭespite all of this information, where The Force Awakens goes from here depends entirely on its Saturday performance. That may not be relevant in the long run, but it’s an interesting bit of trivia. The Force Awakens' “true” Friday take is $63.5 million, a total that is just slightly less than what Jurassic World earned on Friday. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2: $91 million Friday, $43.5 million Thursday, $47.5 million Friday actual, $125.6 million weekend minus Thursday, 2.64 multiplier. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: $37.1 million Friday, $13 million Thursday, $24.1 million Friday actual, $71.6 million weekend minus Thursday, 2.97 multiplier. Star Wars: The Force Awakens: $120.5 million Friday, $57 million Thursday, $63.5 million Friday actual, $?.? million weekend minus Thursday, ?.? multiplier.Īnd just for kicks, here’s a few other relevant films:Īvatar: $26.7 million Friday, $3.5 million Thursday, $23.2 million Friday actual, $73.5 million weekend minus Thursday, 3.16 multiplier Jurassic World: $82.8 million Friday, $18.5 million Thursday, $64.3 million Friday actual, $190.3 million weekend minus Thursday, 2.96 multiplier. Iron Man 3 $68.3 million Friday, $15.6 million Thursday, $52.7 million Friday actual, $158.5 million weekend minus Thursday, 3.00 multiplierĪvengers: $80.5 million Friday, $18.7 million Thursday, $61.8 million Friday actual, $188.7 million weekend minus Thursday, 3.05 multiplierĪvengers: Age of Ultron: $84.5 million Friday, $27.6 million Thursday, $65.8 million Friday actual, $163.6 million weekend minus Thursday, 2.48 multiplier
Completely cribbing the information I used six months ago when Jurassic World opened, here’s where we’re at regarding the largest opening weekends of all time: We now have to look at Jurassic World’s opening weekend record of $208.8 million, a number which The Force Awakens is already 57% of the way to accomplishing. And oh, by the way, in just one day, The Force Awakens has completely obliterated the December opening *weekend* record, which belonged to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that started with $84.6 million in 2012.
It was reported that $57 million of that Friday total comes from Thursday night showings, which was also a record.
That is, by far, the biggest single day of box office in history, absolutely crushing the film that held that title for nearly four and a half years, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which launched with $91 million in July of 2001. I won’t make you wait any longer than you need to: Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned $120.5 million on Friday. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Friday Analysis By Tim Briody December 19, 2015