STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Gets China Release Date And Poster

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Gets China Release Date And Poster

The #2 film market in the world will receive Star Wars: The Force Awakens fairly soon after the film premieres in North American theaters on December 18th. In this new age of international box office supremacy, which territory do you think will give Episode VII the most revenue?

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By MarkJulian - Dec 01, 2015 09:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

Disney just confirmed that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will premiere in China on January 9th, just weeks after the North American premiere on December 18th. Said John Hsu, General Manager of Walt Disney China, "We are thrilled to bring Star Wars: The Force Awakens to China on January 9th. We’re excited to be rolling out our marketing campaign and to connect with new fans in China through Star Wars: The Force Awakens."

To date, the United States has a yearly box office gross of $9.798 billion USD and is tracking for a record breaking $11 billion USD. Earlier this year, China was projected to gross an end-of-the year box office total of $6 billion USD but current tracking indicates that the final tally could be significantly higher.
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NeoBaggins
NeoBaggins - 12/1/2015, 9:16 AM
Can, not, [frick], king, wait.
pepe
pepe - 12/1/2015, 9:20 AM
Want to see it with chinese subs...
PesciGotPepsi
PesciGotPepsi - 12/1/2015, 9:22 AM
#1 movie of all time people
PesciGotPepsi
PesciGotPepsi - 12/1/2015, 9:23 AM
The hype for this expands WAY beyond any movie that has come out.

Not even BvS or Civil War can match this film's hype.
versatol
versatol - 12/1/2015, 9:25 AM
International posters always downplay the black characters because international audiences are more racist. They made Finn smaller than BB8! lol wtf
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 12/1/2015, 9:27 AM
@PesciGotPepsi

I still don't think it'll beat Avatar. Avatar and Titanic were strange cases. Both were in release for so long (34 weeks for Avatar, 41 weeks for Titanic). If Star Wars does the standard 12-16 weeks, it'll come up well short. $2 billion would be my guess. Furious 7 did 1.5 in 11 weeks.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/1/2015, 9:29 AM
pepe
pepe - 12/1/2015, 9:29 AM
Its a star wars remake... Nothing new. Civil War FTW
DerekLake
DerekLake - 12/1/2015, 9:37 AM
@Maia87 @versatol

It IS China after all.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/1/2015, 9:44 AM
@Gusto

Supercat is not that smart to sell secrets.........heck he sold his car for gas money!
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 12/1/2015, 9:47 AM
I vote @SuperCat "Best Gif-er of 2015" ...
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/1/2015, 9:51 AM
CHINA RACIST!!! WHY THEY SHRINK MY MAN BOYEGA??! LOL





Lol
PesciGotPepsi
PesciGotPepsi - 12/1/2015, 9:51 AM
@MercWithAMouth

Judging from the re-sales tickets and the MASSIVE hype behind it, I really think this will be the biggest movie of all time.

Just the records it has broken already is enough to tell me.
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/1/2015, 10:16 AM
LOL!! You make me sick, @Gusto!
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/1/2015, 10:17 AM
Love ya, @slickrickdesigns!
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 12/1/2015, 10:18 AM
@Gusto

If you want to keep @supercat busy for a few hours, ask him to drown a fish...........
SuperCat
SuperCat - 12/1/2015, 10:20 AM
LOL! Just read @Joe's comment. That car was a classic!
Fogs
Fogs - 12/1/2015, 10:35 AM
@slickrickdesigns - "I vote @SuperCat "Best Gif-er of 2015" ..."
DallasAvenger
DallasAvenger - 12/1/2015, 10:55 AM
Yeah, some (a lot) of the foreign markets are a tad way racist.
MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 12/1/2015, 11:21 AM
@Supercat, @Gusto tends to make himself sick too.
MattBellissimo
MattBellissimo - 12/1/2015, 11:22 AM
As i wrote in the BB-8 article, I hope above all hopes that this movie doesn't turn out like Jurassic World...an average (at best) film that made its millions purely off of nostalgia. While you can't avoid the nostalgia train with Star Wars (we arguably haven't had a 'good' movie in 30 years), I really hope JJ has put as much thought and care into his story and characters as he has with channeling the spirit of the original trilogy.
darthgeekboy
darthgeekboy - 12/1/2015, 11:22 AM
.....................and the BOOTLEG version of the movie, complete with background audience noise, will come out an HOUR after its release in CHINA.
Indy
Indy - 12/1/2015, 11:57 AM
I want to see Darth Jar Jar.
McGee
McGee - 12/1/2015, 12:10 PM
Nerdman3000
Nerdman3000 - 12/1/2015, 12:34 PM
So, Star Wars just beat Avatar at the box office I guess.
DoctorCranium
DoctorCranium - 12/1/2015, 4:42 PM
Even though he is grammatically challenged, I agree with @Jollem on this one. Marvel Studios would be the perfect choice if they wanted an amazing movie.
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