BOX OFFICE: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Takes Another SPIDER-MAN Record Today

LOL!! That thumbnail!

I am happy this movie is breaking all sorts of records......the only record I want to see topple is Avatar.

TASM was a shit movie.

Where are all the idiots that kept saying (as of yesterday) that this movie was going to drop off very quickly and not beat Avatar. I hate to say it, but it was mostly BvS fans. SWTFA is making unprecedented amounts of money and will easily beat Avatar domestically, much to the chagrin of the DC Fanboys. Of course, I know why they hate SWTFA...because it's owned by Disney, and Disney happens to also own Marvel so they must hate on it. Idiotic.

By the way I think everyone agrees that Disney buying SW was the best thing to happen to SW!!!!!!

Lucas has already butchered the crap out of it! At least with Disney we will get more sequels and spin offs and maybe some live action television shows.

@levi

LMAO!!!!!!!!

@LEVITIKUZ

I take it you're really looking forward to the reboot with the Vacation writers? :)

@richal13

I will remember to mention you many times when the movie does not hit the 3 Billion mark! And if it does please feel free to mention me many times.

And never said I had credibility in that field......just using common sense. Also on a side note, you sound so bitter for some reason.

@yeezusWept

LMAO!!!!!!

@JoeMomma29

2009 was the last time a Christmas fell on a Friday and that year Avatar, heading into the Christmas weekend, had the exact same drop on its first Monday. Should the trend continue, and there's little reason it wouldn't, Star Wars would top $300 million by the end of today, $400 million by midnight on Friday, $500 million by Saturday evening and close out Sunday around $580 million. There are, of course, some things to consider concerning these numbers and Tuesday's gross will obviously tell us a lot more about how this film is playing.

Should dailies hold relatively even all week we are definitely looking at an Avatar scenario. That said, looking forward to the weekend, the Avatar comparison would result in a second weekend of $185 million for Force Awakens, a 25.3% drop from its opening weekend. However, if you subtract the $57 million Thursday night previews from the Star Wars opening weekend we're only looking at a 3.1% second weekend drop.

This doesn't sound the least bit unlikely given the massive amount of tickets that were pre-sold and the fact we're talking about a Christmas weekend that saw Avatar dip only 1.8%. For those wondering, Disney has confirmed with BoxOfficeMojo.com they will not be adding any additional theaters this coming weekend, which leaves the count at 4,134.

For a full visual, the days ahead for Star Wars could look like this if it followed the exact same, daily path as Avatar:

Monday: $40.1 M / $288.1 M
Tuesday: $39.4 M (1.83% drop) / $327.5 M
Wednesday: $40.3 M (2.23% increase) / $367.7 M
Thursday: $27.3 M (32.19% drop) / $395. M
Friday: $56.5 M (107.11% increase) / $451.5 M
Saturday: $69.2 M (22.43% increase) / $520.7 M
Sunday: $59.4 M (14.24% drop) / $580.1 M ($185M weekend)

@richal13

I love your research and data. It all sounds solid. Here is the big difference SW is starting off strong in fact beyond strong. The opposite happened with Avatar....it got all its tickets sales towards the backend. Due to word of mouth people keep seeing it over a span of six months. I have no doubt that SW will hit 1 Billion by this weekend or early next week. I am sure it will hit 2 billion by the second week of January. But can the hype hold up through Feb?

Avatar had no competition for its long run, SW does. Heck we have Kung Fu Panda 3, Deadpool, and BvS coming out soon. It is a more crowded space in 2016. And let me make it clear.....I HOPE THIS DOES BEAT AVATAR!!!!!!!