STAR WARS TFA MONDAY ACTUAL - 40.1M, THE FORCE IS STRONGER THAN AVATAR! (pg48)

[POTUS 2020]

5 minutes ago, Baumer Fett said:

Yep, Avatar made 2.7 billion because it was a gimmick.  LOL

It did 2.7b as opposed to a potentially lower, but still huge, number because of the new gimmick

Alice proved that with its huge take.

[spizzer]

Just now, GiantCALBears said:

No one (credible) on this site had anywhere near the Monday total, & this is is quite an optimistic group here. Monday did 2/3 of Friday day business. That's just not possible at this level lol.

 

You mean before release right, cause after Rth's Sunday numbers plenty of us had gotten on the 40M train.

 

Even most high side predictions weren't expecting it to hold so well Fri-Sun (minus previews), I think anticipation of reception was a bit more mild than it actually turned out to be (super positive).

[GiantCALBears]

6 minutes ago, Dark 33Legend of the Sith said:

Avatar's run was probably the third most fun I've ever had tracking box office.  What an incredible run.

Do people not respect history? I really don't get how you can hate on Avatar other than not liking the film which is fine but the BO run? Adjusted it's the highest attended movie of the 21st century (so far) even w/ 3D & it wasn't an established franchise (other than James Cameron).

Edited December 22, 2015 by GiantCALBears

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

Just now, redfirebird2008 said:

 

This might end up topping that run from an entertainment standpoint. Enormous opening is fun as hell, plus insane legs on top of it. You can't ask for much more.

 

No doubt.  My favorite runs that I have been able to follow closely:

 

1. The Force Awakens

2. Titanic

3. Avatar

 

In a class of their own since I've been following.

[The Futurist]

8 minutes ago, Baumer Fett said:

Yep, Avatar made 2.7 billion because it was a gimmick.  LOL

 

 

Makes sense.

 

The gimmick gave Avatar those holds around the world.

 

Suuuure.

[Elessar]

Titanic is BY FAR the most impressive run in modern times.

[DAR]

BTW love the subheadings

[stuart360]

1 minute ago, Dark 33Legend of the Sith said:

 

No doubt.  My favorite runs that I have been able to follow closely:

 

1. The Force Awakens

2. Titanic

3. Avatar

 

In a class of their own since I've been following.

 

The Force Aewakens is your favorite box office run?

[Empire]

5 minutes ago, Elessar said:

Kudos to the brand Star Wars, how beloved the world & characters still are that George Lucas created some 40 years ago. TFA - the movie itself - has very little to do with its success. It's a solid adventure movie, i give it that.

Nothing to do with its success....

 

[POTUS 2020]

15 minutes ago, Elessar said:

 

Take away the Star Wars name (and Han Solo) and TFA would have done like a fifth, if that.

Ok. Take away 3d and CGI from avatar and what do you have. Silly statement

Edited December 22, 2015 by No Prisoners

[eddyxx]

1 hour ago, Hatebox said:

 

That's Cameron's genius - he timed Avatar's release to coincide with beneficial exchange rates.

 

 

 

 

I guess that's why Avatar 2 keeps getting delayed. He's waiting for ER to improve.

[Dark 33Legend of the Sith]

Just now, stuart360 said:

 

The Force Aewakens is your favorite box office run?

 

Absolutely.

 

My favorite franchise crushing everything in it's path and beating the loftiest expectations a film has ever been given?

 

No doubt.  The most fun I've ever had watching the #'s come in.

[Chewy]

I too enjoy boiling outrageously huge box office runs down to one lazy, stupid thing

[redfirebird2008]

Just now, Elessar said:

Titanic is BY FAR the most impressive run in modern times.

 

[POTUS 2020]

4 minutes ago, Dark 33Legend of the Sith said:

 

No doubt.  My favorite runs that I have been able to follow closely:

 

1. The Force Awakens

2. Titanic

3. Avatar

 

In a class of their own since I've been following.

MBFGW was fun to follow

[Jayhawk the Hutt]

1 minute ago, Empire the Lesser said:

Nothing to do with its success....

 

Yeah WOM is through the roof. It would obviously be enormous regardless, but it would not be getting the type of holds we are seeing if people didn't love the movie.

Edited December 22, 2015 by Jayhawk the Hutt

[GiantCALBears]

5 minutes ago, Dark 33Legend of the Sith said:

I would argue that Disney and Alice and Wonderland can give a big assist and thank you to Avatar for it's massive haul.

Assist? More like on your knees thanking James Cameron for bringing a really mediocre adaptation $1b WW.

[smerfy01]

Just now, Empire the Lesser said:

Nothing to do with its success....

 

 

Every OT film was basically an adventure film. ANH, classic hero's journey. ESB, escape and peril. ROTJ is basically a rehash of ANH with finality/new locations.

We wanted an adventure film because that's what Star Wars IS. Not some political trade negotiation drama crap. Adventure. That's the point.

[stuart360]

1 minute ago, No Prisoners said:

Ok. Take away 3d and children from avatar and what do you have. Silly statement

 

Thats a bit silly. TFA has 3D and will probably have more kids seeing it than AVATAR had.

[TalismanRing]

http://deadline.com/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-monday-box-office-record-1201670879/
 

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Overseas where Force Awakens counted $41.7M upping hits foreign cume to $322.7M, the J.J. Abrams-directed movie posted its highest grossing Mondays ever in Denmark, Finland, France, Norway, UK/Ireland and Ukraine. Below is breakdown of the foreign cumes in major territories:

 

United Kingdom, $59.4M

Germany, $31.4M

France, $26.9M

Australia, $22.4M

Japan, $15.9M

Russia, $13.3M

Mexico, $12.7M

Italy, $10.4M

Spain, $10.3M

Brazil, $9.6M

Korea,$8.7M

Sweden, $7.4M

Other, $94.4M

Total, $322.7M