STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Set To Shatter Box Office Records?
According to box-office analyst, Star Wars: The Force Awaken is set to have the biggest debut ever! If you thought that Avengers: Age of Ultron was going to set records, this film is set to make $1 billion without blinking! Hit the jump to check out all the details!
According to multiple insiders and box-office analysts, when Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters, it'll have the biggest debut ever! How big are we talking? Well, according to Amboee Brand Intelligence, it will make about $540 million in the first three days, shattering Harry Potter's three-day record which was $483.2 million! But that's just for the first three days, Box-office analyst Phil Contrino says he thinks this film will dethrone Avatar's box office record. "It's in the same spot as Avatar, which played and played and played. Force Awakens will hit $1 billion without blinking. If it's really good, it could cross $2 billion."
Star Wars: The Force Awaken comes out on December 18, during the holiday season. Will that affect this film's chance at crushing records? Well if you think back, Avatar (which holds the record) came out on December 18, the same exact date that the newest Star Wars film is set to release. So the chances that the holidays will affect the film's release are low (very low). Executives are so confident, that one (jokingly) said that if Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn't open up to the largest debut ever, he'll "run up and down Sunset Boulevard naked." Pretty bold statement right?
Insiders have also said that Star Wars: The Force Awakens will have the have the "widest release ever," opening in over 4,500 locations in North America! Even though that hasn't been confirmed, we've already had two trailers released for the film, and a teaser poster, and so far it doesn't look like the seventh film in the franchise will disappoint! Before you head out, here's a question. Do you think Star Wars: The Force Awakens has what it takes to break records? Phil Contrino certainly does, "If it pleases the fans of the old movies and also appeals to kids, watch out." Sound off below with your thoughts!