'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' becomes fastest film to hit $1 billion

[Squid Surprise]

REMOVE THE SPOILER

A number of people have told you to, and you've left it there

Remove it now.

But by quoting it, you've put it there again!!

--> Spoiler, Darth Vader is Luke's father!!

 

[romainB]

http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Star-Wars-Ep-VII-The-Force-Awakens

Star Wars has actually made MORE internationally than in the US.... and more is clearly coming...921.4 million internationally (compared to 812 million domestic) seems like a pretty big deal to me...

In the US there are about 300 million people, outside the US there are almost 7 billion people - so no, it's not a big deal.

 

[Squid Surprise]

Lol... apparently you are unaware as to how Hollywood movie economics work... The US is pretty much always good for about 40+ percent of a movie's gross... Yes, the US has only 300 million people - but it also has the strongest economy, they wield the most cultural influence, strongest military, etc...

Those non-Americans among us (I'm Canadian) might resent this a bit, and bash Americans whenever we can, but the fact remains that they tend to drive the entire world pretty much wherever they want....

So the now well over $1 billion gross OUTSIDE THE US is pretty darn impressive....

 

[romainB]

Lol... apparently you are unaware as to how Hollywood movie economics work... The US is pretty much always good for about 40+ percent of a movie's gross... Yes, the US has only 300 million people - but it also has the strongest economy, they wield the most cultural influence, strongest military, etc...

Those non-Americans among us (I'm Canadian) might resent this a bit, and bash Americans whenever we can, but the fact remains that they tend to drive the entire world pretty much wherever they want....

So the now well over $1 billion gross OUTSIDE THE US is pretty darn impressive....

Indeed the US sets the trend but the new star wars movie is not a movie on its own, it's a part of a series which a lot of people around the world never seen. Now, I agree it has a potential to make a lot of money but I don't think it will pass Avatar which was unique on its own for the entire globe and not just the US.

 

[Cbutcher]

Stars Wars was the first movie I ever saw multiple times at the theatre. The films are fun to watch and I really enjoyed the new one.

 

[cbaravelli]

Meh.
When movie theater tickets sell at $10-12 and original movie ticket prices were $2-3 in 1977...don't believe the hype.
I wanna know how many butts filled seats (excluding the Asian market).