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*Biggest IMAX single day pre-sale – $6.5 million<ref name="IMAXsales">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-force-awakens-scores-833360|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Scores $6.5M in IMAX Ticket Sales|first=Rebecca|last= Ford|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 20, 2015|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest IMAX single day pre-sale – $6.5 million<ref name="IMAXsales">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-force-awakens-scores-833360|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Scores $6.5M in IMAX Ticket Sales|first=Rebecca|last= Ford|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 20, 2015|accessdate=October 20, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest overall pre-sale – $100+ million<ref name="THG">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-star-wars-advance-ticketing-20151210-story.html#nt=outfit|title='Star Wars' is latest film to show why Hollywood wants you to buy tickets in advance|author=Ryan Faughnder|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 10, 2015|accessdate=December 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Deadproj">{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-the-force-awakens-all-time-record-box-office-opening-1201666595/|title=Planet Earth Braces For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ To Make Intergalactic B.O. History|author=Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione|work=''[[Deadline.com]]''|date=December 14, 2015|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="THRproj">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-force-awakens-advance-849156|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Advance Ticket Sales Cross Historic $100M|author=Pamela McClintock|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 15, 2015|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest overall pre-sale – $100+ million<ref name="THG">{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-star-wars-advance-ticketing-20151210-story.html#nt=outfit|title='Star Wars' is latest film to show why Hollywood wants you to buy tickets in advance|author=Ryan Faughnder|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=December 10, 2015|accessdate=December 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Deadproj">{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-the-force-awakens-all-time-record-box-office-opening-1201666595/|title=Planet Earth Braces For ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ To Make Intergalactic B.O. History|author=Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione|work=''[[Deadline.com]]''|date=December 14, 2015|accessdate=December 15, 2015}}</ref><ref name="THRproj">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-force-awakens-advance-849156|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Advance Ticket Sales Cross Historic $100M|author=Pamela McClintock|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 15, 2015|accessdate=December 16, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest late night previews – $57 million<ref name="force3">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-849854|title=Box Office: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Hits Record $57 Million Thursday Night|author=Pamela McClintock, Rebecca Ford|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 18, 2015|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest late night previews – $57 million<ref name="force3">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-849854|title=Box Office: 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Hits Record $57 Million Thursday Night|author=Pamela McClintock, Rebecca Ford|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 18, 2015|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref> This figure incorporates revenues generated from the "''Star Wars'' Marathon Event" show on December 17, 2015 from 135 theaters in which all previous six ''Star Wars'' films were shown along with ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens''. Ticket prices cost $59.99 for all the films (including ''The Force Awakens'') at an average of $8.57 per movie. Nonetheless it broke ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''{{'}}s former record of $91 million in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4132|title='Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Targets Record Breaking $100M+ Opening Day|first=Brad|last=Brevet|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|date=December 18, 2015|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/star-wars-marathon-tickets-are-crazy|title=This is why you shouldn't buy a Star Wars marathon ticket|first=Nick|last=Schwartz|work=[[USA Today]]|date=October 20, 2015|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-force-awakens-theatrical-poster-first-look-in-theater-exclusives-and-more|title=Star Wars: The Force Awakens Theatrical Poster First Look, In-Theater Exclusives and More|publisher=StarWars.com|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest Thursday night IMAX previews – $5.7 million<ref name="force3"/>
*Biggest Thursday night IMAX previews – $5.7 million<ref name="force3"/>
*Biggest opening day gross – $119.1 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/days/?page=single&p=.htm|title=TOP OPENING DAY GROSSES|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref>
*Biggest opening day gross – $119.1 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/days/?page=single&p=.htm|title=TOP OPENING DAY GROSSES|work=[[Box Office Mojo]]|accessdate=December 19, 2015}}</ref>

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The 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke numerous box office records, leading up to and during its theatrical run. Some of the records are as follows:

Worldwide

  • Widest worldwide IMAX release – 940 IMAX theaters.[1]
  • Biggest worldwide opening weekend – $529 million[2]
  • Biggest worldwide opening weekend of 2015 – $529 million[2]
  • Biggest worldwide December opening weekend – $529 million[3]
  • Biggest December international opening weekend – $281 million[3]
  • Biggest IMAX single day international gross – $4.8 million (on Saturday, December 19, 2015)[4]
  • Biggest IMAX worldwide opening weekend – $48 million[4]
  • Biggest single day IMAX worldwide gross – $17.7 million (on Friday, December 18, 2015)[4]

United States and Canada

  • Widest IMAX release – 392 IMAX theaters[5]
  • Widest December release – 4,134 theaters.[5]
  • Widest 3D release – 3,300 theaters[5]
  • Biggest IMAX single day pre-sale – $6.5 million[6]
  • Biggest overall pre-sale – $100+ million[7][8][9]
  • Biggest late night previews – $57 million[10] This figure incorporates revenues generated from the "Star Wars Marathon Event" show on December 17, 2015 from 135 theaters in which all previous six Star Wars films were shown along with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Ticket prices cost $59.99 for all the films (including The Force Awakens) at an average of $8.57 per movie. Nonetheless it broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2's former record of $91 million in 2011.[11][12][13]
  • Biggest Thursday night IMAX previews – $5.7 million[10]
  • Biggest opening day gross – $119.1 million[14]
  • Biggest single/opening day gross – $119.1 million[15] This figure incorporates the $57 million it earned from its Thursday night previews. Excludinh this amount, it earned the third biggest "single Friday" gross with $62.1 million which is behind behind Jurassic World ($63.4 million) and The Avengers ($63.7 million).[16]
  • Biggest December opening/single day gross – $119.1 million.[17]
  • Biggest Friday gross – $119.1 million.[17]
  • Biggest Friday gross – $119.1 million[18]
  • Biggest Sunday gross – $60.5 million[19]
  • Biggest Monday gross – $40.1 million[20][21] This broke the $27.7 million Monday record held for over ten years by Spider-Man 2 (2004), which if adjusted for inflation amounts to $37 million in 2015 dollars. The film dropped 33.8% from Sunday to Monday and is tied with Avatar for the smallest drop of all time during that period of time.[22]
  • Biggest Tuesday gross – $37.3 million[23][24] It earned $37.3 million on its second weekday, breaking the $35 million Tuesday record that was the opening day of The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012, which if adjusted for inflation would be $37.5 million in 2015 dollar currency. Jurassic World had the best Tuesday gross for a film that didn't open on Tuesday with $24 million. Nevertheless, The Force Awakens broke both records. Its Monday-Tuesday drop of -8% was on par with the drops of The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) repectively.[25]
  • Biggest opening weekend – $247.97 million[26]
  • Biggest Holiday opening weekend – $247.97 million[27]
  • Biggest PG-13 rated opening weekend – $247.97 million[28]
  • Biggest December opening weekend – $247.97 million[29]
  • Biggest opening weekend of 2015 –$247.97 million[26]
  • Biggest opening weekend in the Star Wars franchise – $247.97 million[30]
  • Biggest IMAX opening weekend – $30.1 million[31]
  • Biggest RealD 3D opening weekend – $78 million[32] The previous record was held by both Marvel's The Avengers and Jurassic World with $70 million respectively.[33]
  • Biggest weekend per-theater average for a wide release – $59,982 per theater[34]
  • Biggest amount of tickets sold in an opening weekend (adjusted for inflation) – 28.8 million tickets[35]
  • Biggest three-day gross at a single U.S. location – $715,010 at Pacific's Arclight Hollywood.[36]
  • Fastest to $100, $150, $200, $250, and $300 million – 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 days respectively.[37]
  • Biggest pre-sale – Canada[38]
  • Biggest share of weekend tickets sales in Fandango in the U.S. and Canada – 37% of the film's $247.97 million[39]

United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta

  • Biggest advance ticket sales – 2 million.[40][41]
  • Biggest midnight gross – $3.6 million[42]
  • Biggest opening and single day gross – $14.3 million[42]
  • Biggest opening weekend – $50.6 million[43] The $50.6 million record is based on a 4-day total. In terms of all-time opening weekend – irrespective of the number of days – Spectre holds the record with $63.7 million in its 7 day opening (including Monday previews).[44]
  • Biggest opening weekend of 2015 – $50.6 million[43]
  • Biggest Disney opening weekend – $50.6 million[43]
  • Biggest Monday gross[45]

Records in other countries

  • Biggest pre-sale – Germany[46]
  • Biggest opening day of all time – Germany ($7.1 million), Australia ($6.8 million), Sweden ($1.7 million), Norway ($1.7 million), Brazil, New Zealand, Belgium ($800,000), Finland ($600,000), Netherlands ($800,000), French-speaking Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, Slovakia, Croatia, Iceland, Serbia, Chile, Peru, Poland and Hungary.[47][48]
  • Biggest single day – Germany ($7.1 million), Sweden ($1.7 million), Norway ($1.1 million), Hungary and Iceland.[47]
  • Biggest opening day for Disney – France, Denmark, South Africa, Czech Republic, Turkey and Serbia.[47]
  • Biggest December opening day – Mexico ($3.4 million), Italy ($3.1 million), Argentina, France, Spain, Russia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.[47][48]
  • Biggest IMAX opening day – Australia, Germany, Brazil, Mexico, Austria, Turkey, Portugal, Qatar, UAE, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, New Zealand, Chile, Costa Rica, and Trinidad.[47]
  • Biggest opening weekend of all time – Australia ($19.6 million), Russia, Germany ($27.5 million), Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Poland (3-day), Denmark (5-day), Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Serbia and New Zealand.[43]
  • Biggest Monday gross – Denmark, Finland, France, Norway and Ukraine.[45]

References

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  34. ^ "TOP WEEKEND THEATER AVERAGES". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
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