{"id":9599,"date":"2015-12-18T21:43:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shows4.com\/mobile\/?p=9599"},"modified":"2015-12-18T21:43:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-18T21:43:57","slug":"star-wars-the-force-awakens-shatters-preview-night-b-o-record-with-57m-on-pace-for-215m-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shows4.com\/?p=9599","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens\u2019 Shatters Preview Night B.O. Record With $57M, On Pace For $215M+ Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe Force Awakens has shattered the box office industry\u2019s preview night record with $57 million on Thursday night. That kicks aside the previous mark of $43.5M set by 2011\u2019s Harry Potter And The Deathly force awakensHallows \u2013 Part 2. 3D repped 47% of Force Awakens\u2019 grosses, with Imax generating $5.7M at 391 hubs; that\u2019s close to double the previous preview night record set by Avengers: Age Of Ultron of $3M.<\/p>\n

Showtimes for Force Awakens began at 7 PM whereas when Deathly Hallows Part 2 played, it started its previews at midnight. Last night\u2019s figures will be rolled into today\u2019s ticket sales. The next record to fall today: Star Wars will have the biggest opening single day with an estimated $110M. That would also top Deathly Hollows \u2013 Part 2, which holds the mark with $91M in its first day (including those $43.5M midnight previews). That puts Force Awakens on a pace to make $215M-$220M for the weekend, which would be another all-time record. Universal Pictures\u2019 Jurassic World, which opened in June, currently has the record for the biggest opening weekend ever at $208.8M, surpassing Disney\/Marvel\u2019s The Avengers\u2018 $207.4M. Unlike other tentpoles, Force Awakens has been playing around the clock in some areas.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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