Total Lifetime Grosses
Domestic: $120,500,000 48.2%
+ Foreign: $129,500,000 51.8%
= Worldwide: $250,000,000
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starwars7.htm
>>63831942
nice. on course to end at around $1.8 billion as predicted
It's not fair. This wasn't supposed to happened.
![JamesCameron00[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/45kfQ7r.jpg "JamesCameron00[1].jpg")
>>63832023
whoops forgot pic
>>63832087
you underestimate the power of nerd culture
Largest Thursday Previews: $57 million*
Previous Record: $43.5 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $120.5 million (estimated)
Previous Record: $91 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
December Single Day: $120.5 million (estimated)
Previous Record: $37.13 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
Widest December Opening: 4,134 theaters
Previous Record: 4,045 theaters (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
December Opening Weekend: $120.5 million... and counting
Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World)
>>63832126
It might do more since it really doesn't have anything competing with it for the next few months
>>63832186
James Cameron on suicide watch
>>63832186
>It beat the December opening weekend record in a day
Not bad, maybe this isn't a complete flop after all
Why do fags care how much it makes anyway?
and yet again it's thanks to efficient marketing and not the quality of the film.
plebs gonna pleb
>>63831942
>200 million to make
>25 million for advertising
>If overhead is not included in production costs, probably around 10-20 million
They already made back their money and more in 1 and a half days, by the end of its run in theaters and merchandising, they could make back most of the 4 billion they spent buying the franchise.
>>63832250
Avatar holding the box office record is abhorrent in the eyes of God and men
>MFW I remember people on /tv/ saying this would bomb because "muh black lead"
B-but /tv/ and /pol/ told me that the movie was going to bomb
>>63832315
>they could make back most of the 4 billion they spent buying the franchise.
Estimates are currently 9 billion in revenue for this movie(mostly from merchandising)
>>63831942
they never learn
>>63831942
Happy Hanukkah, fellow Jews.
We did it.
>>63832290
The marketing was fucking obnoxious. Star Wars was literally everywhere from grocery stores to clothing stores and even in on demand commericals
>>63832315
your $25m marketing budget is tragically short. try in excess of $100m but yes they make it all back easily
>>63832316
Why? Did Facebook give you this opinion?
>>63832290
>implying top ten box office movies aren't all pleb tier
>>63832341
Not in the US obviously, but it won't do well in China for that reason. Avatar's story was universal in appeal, TFA's just isn't.
>>63832389
>>63832389
has it come out in China yet?
>>63832376
>avatar
>for plebs
this is what butthurt haters actually believe, cry more
>>63832405
Mid January
>>63831942
I want Daisy to piss on my face
>>63832315
>>25 million for advertising
Oh look it's this fuckboi again
>With an estimated budget of $200 million ($423 million including marketing, printing and advertising costs, and making and distribution of home videos, along with an additonal $22.3 million spent on TV trailers and a further $51.4 million spent on ancillary products such as video games, action figures and costumes), The Force Awakens is predicted to be a major box office success.
JAMES CAMERON HAS PUT THE DOGS IN THE ENCLOSED POOL AREA!
>>63832341
>>63832389
the movie smashed movie goer records in swedenyes
>>63832375
I've had a more culturally influential fart this morning
>>63832369
Yes they did, but with co-branding adverts, they made back some money. Because you know, star wars and dodge trucks go hand in hand
>>63832186
How did the Hobbit do so well.
It was mediocre at best and I don't remember the hype being that huge.
What a flop, it needs to make at least 2 billion to break even.
Episode VIII getting cancelled confirmed
Reminder that Disney is making a new Star Wars movie every year until 2020.
But is it going to beat Titanic?
>>63832466
Also Germany, Britain, and the US. So just successful educated countries, obviously it doesn't stand a chance against Transformers 4 and Avatar in China and South America.
>>63832439
My mum just saw me post this and told me to apologise, im sorry i was just joking
>>63832389
Went to the theater with some friends from China and Taiwan.
All of them liked Finn and one of them said he was the best character in the series. I think you might be retarded.
>>63832184
>nerd culture
It has nothing to do with nerd culture. It's a successful marketing campaign thst everyone has fallen for
>>63832521
>The UK leads all international markets with $24.7 million, followed by Germany ($12.7m) and France ($11.1m).
>>63832315
It was 223 million for marketing.
>>63832290
The funny thing is, it's fucking Star Wars. It didn't even need aggressive marketing.
>>63832536
lol
>>63832600
>It didn't even need aggressive marketing.
But they did it anyway. The absolute madmen
>>63832586
where did you pull this number from? that seems way too high
>>63832600
You're only saying this because the marketing was successful
>>63832536
Does your mom have big tits?
/tv/ is the opposite of /pol/. You guys are always wrong.
>/pol/: TFA will break almost every box office record due to Disney's bloated advertising budget, millennial nerd culture, and general jewery
>/tv/: IT'S GONNA FUCKING BOMB LOL JAMES CAMERON WILL STILL BE #1 LOL JUST WATCH
>/pol/: TFW will garner critical acclaim despite it being an average action-adventure sci-fi movie, mostly due to white guilt and bought reviews. Once again, general jewery
>/tv/: DUDE THE FUCKING LIGHT SABER LOOKS DUMB IT'S GONNA GET A FUCKING 58% ON RT LOL DUDE JUST WATCH SHIT MOVIE EVERYONE WILL HATE IT
>>63832631
How much was the superbowl ad?
Why is the right side considered perfectly fine, but the left side isn't by the same people that cry about the right side?
Is it facebook cinephile sensibilities stuff?
Disney paid 4 billion for Star Wars.
They haven't even seen a dime yet.
>>63831942
she looks so cute here
>>63831942
>Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen
>>63832668
because the right side rehashed a good story
>>63832413
avatar was a glib facsimile of dances with wolves though
>>63832670
What are you implying? Disney will make their money back twice over by 2020. Did you forget there's going to be a new movie every year until Episode 9?
People watch trash. It's like we haven't known this since capeshit became a thing.
>>63832670
Dem toys though.
>>63832668
because its essentially a remake of its own original story not a rip off of someone else
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVrIyEu6h_E
this movie was better
>>63832670
Merchandise, my friend.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/star-wars-merchandise-sales-could-819004
>>63832375
Don't tell me you're one of those who tried the learn the language of the blue aliens in Avatar. Or you probably were one of those people who said Avatar was one of the greatest action movies of the decade.
>>63832655
>/pol/ is always right
>anon is surprised
>>63832630
Disney didn't reveal it yet but 200 for the movie + 223 for extra stuff like marketing are the estimated numbers floating around.
No fucking way it's lower than that considering Star Wras marketing is absolutely fucking everywhere.
>>63832466
Really? I saw it today and it was only 40% full
>>63832670
they paid $4b for all of Lucasfilm, not just Star Wars.
they own and control everything. they will make tens of billions on this investment, probably more
>>63832697
>>63832765
So then you agree that the thing remake is fine
>>63832466
I saw it yesterday. Everyone here walked away disappointed.
>>63832824
>>63832875
>113.187 personer såg Star Wars: The Force Awakens på premiärdagen. Det är den största premiärdagen någonsin och den mest sedda filmen under en dag någonsin i Sverige!
>>63832541
>people from china and taiwan who choose to live in america are more receptive to american culture
Whoever would have guessed eh
>>63832818
i dont know 223 seems pretty specific and you still havent even provided a source.
highest marketing total is said to be Hugo and it was south of $150 million
i dont doubt they would spend that much but it seems a bit high
>>63832655
James Cameron is still going to be #1.
>>63832536
I want your mom to piss on my face. show her this post.
>>63832670
How did Lucas not get more for it? Surely it's worth far more than that.
>>63832846
They won't because based Trump will start WW3
>>63832874
Depends on what you mean by "fine with". It wasn't good, but I'm okay that it exists. I'm not a redditor faggot that gets mad at remakes and glib facsimles. "LE OMG CHILDHOOD RAPED :("
Remakes and just fine. Let people make what they want.
>>63832874
Oh and the Ghostbusters reboot should be good as well
>>63832932
Why would he need more? That's a shitton of money, him and his offsprings are set for life.
>>63832710
no it is five movies a couple of books made into a badass movie.
>>63832413
>Avatar
>not for plebs
Mr.pleb please
>>63832932
he already made billions in profits. he never intended to make more films. he sold the story and now disney has to invest even more to make it back, something george was never going to do
he also gave disney a deal because he felt they were the only people capable of continuing his legacy
>>63832971
Lel and oldboy by spike lee too but I know it's cool to call it shut because people on Facebook need to know you're a huge movie buff
>>63832932
More to the point how come no one else wanted the rights, surely someone else could have afforded it
>>63832932
He just wanted to wash his hands off it and its autistic fans
>>63832413
Now there's a meme I haven't of in a long time. A long time.
>>63832655
>every board is a monolith
LOVING
EVERY
MEME
>>63832932
>4 billion (4,000,000,000)
only disney could buy star wars
>>63831942
Damn, that woman makes some hideously ugly faces.
>>63832315
>25 million for advertising
you don't believe that really, do you? it's probably more like 60 to 100 million.
>>63833128
they paid $7.4 billion in stock for Pixar
apple has $200b cash in the bank, they could buy disney and not even blink
>>63832631
Correct, specially after the prequels, I doubt anyone outside hardcore fans were too excited to watch another Star Wars movie. Of course the marketing turned that around.
>>63833077
>surely someone else could have afforded it
Kek, no.
The Marvel Memetic Universe and Frozen are huge cashcows for Disney, pretty sure they're the only ones who could invest 4 billion in a new franchise. For other companies it would be too risky. Remember, the prequels left a really bad taste in people's mouths, it could've always been a flop.
>>63833226
how much did they pay for Marvel?
>>63833077
Like who?
>>63833199
haha no
It's very common to have a 50/50 budget split between movie and marketing, it's 200 at the very least especially considering the huge marketing push it got.
BB8 oranges cost money.
Disney and Apple are going to take over America.
If they haven't already. They hold more power than some entire countries.
>>63833286
about $4.2b in cash and stock swap
>>63833226
You, but what would apple do with star wars? nothing.
Paramount, Time Warner, Colombia, 20 century fox, etc. would be companies that could use star wars, aka. film companies.
Of course records shattered. Global population is growing. Records will always continue to be shattered as long as there are more mouth breathers in the world to go watch something that was hyped up for months leading up to its release by a $4,000,000,000 advertisement campaign.
>>63832521
So success and education necessarily means a preference for one corny toyetic sci fi movie to another.
>>63833333
Whoa
At least oranges are good for your health.
>>63833226
How much does Disney have?
>>63833334
steve jobs wife, lauren powell acquired his pixar/disney shares when he died. she owns 7% of disney, the single largest shareholder
>>63833362
what? the could add all that content to the apple/itunes stores.
disney owns abc and espn too. thats a massive amount of content all of which is available now but they are only taking a portion of the profits. why not take it all?
>>63833333
I've heard that it is 1/3 in most cases.
But I've now read that 223 million number ITT and think it is very likely to be very true.
For Star Wars. Yes. It's all about marketing. Same goes for Transformers series.
http://247365hatemachine.blogspot.ca/2015/12/star-wars-force-awakens-reviewfact_19.html
>>63832558
>It's a successful marketing campaign thst everyone has fallen for
Yeah, totally. It's Star Wars and it turned out to be good. Fucking ruse masters.
>>63833419
like 4 or 5b but they have a $100b arsenal at the ready if needed
>>63832655
/pol/ neckbeard on suicide watch
>>63832290
>>63831942
It was even on the Google page,
>>63832363
>Hanukkah
That was two weeks ago, bro.
>>63832389
>space indians are more universal than rebels fighting an evil empire
Congratulations, you're a moron.
>>63833333
checked
>>63832290
I will be sooooo glad when things in the supermarket go back to where 9 out of 10 products don't have fucking Star Wars on them. I'm honestly surprised there weren't little red and blue Star Wars Tampax.
>>63833625
>selling a story about rebels fighting an evil empire
>to China
you ain't so bright yourself
>>63831942
IT'S OVER
CAMERON IS FINISHED
>>63833717
>implying Chinamen aren't secretely dreaming of rebelling
>>63833717
[evil empire music intensifies]
>mfw all those anons said it won't even reach Jurassic World
why does /tv/ have to be so thick about everything
>>63832375
Are you serious? Avatar blows chunks.
>>63832184
>nerd culture
Has there ever been a more oxymoronic phrase?
>>63833333
>>63832536
>>63832224
Abatap 2, 3, and 4 will save him.
>>63834038
abatap 2 is going to be a massive failure
Didn't Disney say this would make 600,000.000 in two days?
/tv/ always loses
>>63832670
They will profit from the movie and the namesake for years.
fucking jews man, im from a third world country and my city has one movie theater and have all the rooms filled with this shit, no other movie is available.
>>63833333
>>63833320
Activision bought Candy Crush for 6,5 billion
>>63833788
because they assume everything popular is bad by default. Its kinda like /v/ with less shilling.
>>63834346
>everything popular
remove the popular and you might have something.
Honestly that's the way it should be. If someone wants to sell something they should prove that it is worth the money before you buy it.
>>63834346
Have you ever based an opinion on a desire to be different than the mainstream even if it was contrary to how you actually felt? Or is it just something you think other people (whose opinions you disagree with) do?
I suspect that rarely if ever happens, and is nothing more than an easy way to dismiss opinions you don't like or can't argue against effectively.
>>63833625
Rebels fighting an evil empire is America's story, or at least their perceived story. I think you overestimate its effect in other places.
>>63832600
You'd be surprised how many early-to-mid 20 year olds at my job absolutely don't give a shit about Star Wars, even with the aggressive marketing campaign. They all think Star Wars is boring, uncool, too much talking, nerdy, and too white.
for those who claim people wont see it again
>tommorello Headed to The Force Awakens for the THIRD TIME tomorrow. #MayTheForceBeWithYou #StarWars
https://www.instagram.com/p/_dOKV0OLUs/
>>63834933
>Rebels fighting an evil empire is America's story
>>63835290
>too white.
Have they not seen Disney aggressively try to make Boyega's casting about race?
>>63835473
I guess too little too late. Star Wars, in their eyes I'm assuming, is just boring white people talking, with the occasional token black guy that's also boring (Lando, Mace, and now Finn)
>>63835557
Game of Thrones must trigger them.
>>63835394
>implying the patriots were rebels against the british empire
>>63835557
>I guess too little too late
>his face was literally the first clip of this film that the public ever saw
Just because more people paid to see it does not mean it was a great movie. The amount of Star Wars fans vs people who were first time Avatar viewers guaranteed a high turnaround. Many of those fans will be reassessing their initial excitement immediately upon leaving the cinema.
Watch that IMDB rating tumble as time progresses.
However the sequels will continue to drag the fans in regardless in the vain hope it will it better (much like the prequels did).
>>63835694
And that effects public perception of nearly 40 years worth of Star Wars history how?
>>63835735
>*get better
fixed
>>63832493
>what is massive marketing
>>63832493
The first one was hyped but after that no one cared
>>63833333
>what is brand licensing
Companies pay disney to put star wars on their products. Not vice versa.
The tickets have been sold out for the next two weeks and i live in a third world shithole
Anyone who didnt expect this to break records must have been deluding himself
>>63835735
Can already feel that dilemma in my head, just in case they turn out to be good part of me wants to buy tickets to the next one on opening day so I'm not spoiled, but part of me already feels guilty for legitimising Disney's shite by giving them my money this time around. Hard one.
>>63832907
are you fucking retarded or what?
if hugo spent 150M then how do you expect cuck wars to be less? Hugo didn't have 1/10 of SW propaganda...Disney spent more than 300M just on propaganda
how does a single day record work?
for example only a year ago most movies would have an actual midnight showing only on thursdays, meaning maybe 1 or 2 showings at 12:01am friday and then that was it until early friday morning
Episode 7 had showings at my theater Thursday at 7, 7:30, 9, 9:30, 11, etc (i'm west coast)
its no doubt a single day record is broken when you show the movie with 10 times more showings
>>63832224
Why would James really give a damn?
He barely made any money, he wasnt the producer
Daily reminder that this turd could never stand on it's own merits like the original film. SW 1977 came out of nowhere and conquered the world. With this new shit, it's just Hollywood playing it safe. Throw factors like the Disney marketing juggernaut and a beloved established franchise in it's favor and the worst shit will make a billion dollars.
>>63832250
It's a frequent troll thread between various species of foreign trolls who love Avatar, hate the US, and have elevated Cameron to meme status.
>>63834093
>Aliens can never live up to the original
>T2's fancy CGI can never work
>Titanic lol, massively overbudget and nobody cares about a disaster which happened before most people were born - certain failure
>Avatar? What's that? Nobody will care and why should they
>>63831942
>opening a movie early to jew the weekend box office numbers
Shady cunts.
>>63834093
That's what butthurt hater's actually believe. Cry more.
>>63831942
want 2 put my peenie in that warm hole
>>63836233
>avatar being special for any reason other than it was in 3D's early beginnings with spiked ticket prices
but sure yeah whatever you say
>>63836329
He's right though, people have said pretty much every one of Cameron's films will fail, and none of them ever do.
Didn't this movie get released internationally on Tuesday or Wednesday?
>>63836288
Everyone does that since Aurora
>>63832586
They've already cleared estimates of $240 million back in licensing fees, and it all drops to the DIS bottom line. So the marketing is in the black already.
" "Star Wars" merchandise is expected to pull in even more than the movie - $3 billion globally - which means $300 million in licensing revenue for Disney. That's highly profitable revenue - where Disney keeps 80 cents of every dollar in revenue - to $240 million in profit flows to Disney's bottom line, Goldman says."
>>63831942
Disney's review embargo, and the original cast returning, will ensure a big opening weekend but we'll see how it does in the long run!!!FACT!!!
>>63836288
To be fair it didn't make a whole lot on Thursday
>>63831942
TSUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
>>63836421
/sp/ pls leave
>>63832846
Except Indiana Jones. Lucas kept that for himself.
>>63832184
cringe
>>63835964
promoting merchandise is not part of the films marketing budget you fucking genius
w-why are their mouths open like that
?
>>63831942
duuuh what a surprise its Star Wars. fanboys east every shit up
>>63832570
It should because it's miles better than that and Avatar.
>>63833226
Why would they? Job's wife is the biggest shareholder of Disnep.
>>63832670
Why is /tv/ so butthurt and salty about this movie doing well?
>>63836760
so they can own and control original content?
>>63836697
>good action
>good main character
>great effects
Why on earth would force awakens beat Avatar when it has non of the above
>>63835394
I fucking love her
>>63836460
http://variety.com/2013/film/news/disney-acquires-indiana-jones-rights-from-paramount-1200927216/
Soz, m8
>>63832186
This more to do with inflation
>>63836813
>>good action
>>good main character
>>great effects
But avatar has none of that, watch again and the delusion from the effects will wear off, the characters are pretty forgettable except for military guy and there's barely any action
>>63836813
I've seen avatar 3 times and literally can't remember a thing about it.
TFA was 10x more memorable despite me only seeing it once.
Face it, Avatar was cliché ridden forgettable shlock. It's only remembered for its profits.
>>63836460
lucasfilms owns the indiana jones franchise
disney now owns lucasfilms
do the math
http://www.slashfilm.com/indiana-jones-5-confirmed/
>>63836906
thats just distrobution, they already owned it
>>63832389
These attempts at damage control are really getting too funny, m8.
>>63836993
I heard something about Disney own all the distribution rights to every Star Wars film apart from A New Hope. Don't know how that could be.
>>63832362
Papa Franku?
>>63837038
yeah, lucas signed an in perpetuity distribution deal with fox for the first film
its no big deal, they dont own the story or the characters just a cut whenever the film is reproduced
>>63834226
is that Rich Evans with Gregg Turkington's face
>>63833333
>he thinks disney is paying to put BB8 in oranges
You're retarded. They are promoting the movie and SW and receiving for it.
>>63831942
B-But /tv/ and /pol/ told me it was a flop!
>>63832087
yes it was, why are you salty exactly?
>Avatarfaggots on suicide watch
I dont care about Star Wars. Whatever knocks off Dances with Wolves in Space is good in my book.
>>63836924
inflation? the movies it beat came out like 5 years ago, theres no way inflayion is making up for nearly 40 million dollars
>>63837798
are there people who actually defend avatar?
>>63832184
>nerd culture
>>63837891
They are all over /tv/. For some reason they they try to lump in Cameron. Cameron is a great director but Avatar sucked. They pretend that if you hated Avatar, you hate all his movies like Terminator and Alien.
>>63833333
>>63837798
Go back to facebook and cry about justin bever and reality show culture, "nerd"
>>63837721
It's a meme.
>>63837891
I was surprised too>>63832375
>>63838027
Oh look, here is one of the buttblased Avafaggots now. U mad that no one remembers or cares about "The greatest movie of all time"?
>Avatar only made the $ it did because of its 3D gimmick that charged more $ per ticket
>>63832504
>>63832735
Disney is actually going to make AT LEAST one Star Wars until the heat death of the universe. They have been foaming at the mouth how this is the perfect "neverending franchise".
That they will pay a yearly bonus on top of the $4Bn deal to The Flanneled One if he lives past 80 tells that they are planning to milk the franchise for at least 70+ years (duration of copyright after original author's death - implying it won't be retroactively extended whenever Steamboat Willie is in danger of slipping to the public domain).
>>63831942
>they are using vlc
feels good mane, based :3
>>63833589
No it wasn't, goy.
>>63833656
They missed out on that idea, senpai. There's alway Episode VIII
>>63837969
>Nutted and she's still sucking
>>63836987
The 3D was pretty great, t bh...even better stoned. The story was complete garbage tier, though. Agreed.
>>63837844
That's the point, only recent, and somewhat mediocre, films were holding the records.
>>63832536
kek
I have watched Avatar untold times. I love it. I also love Star Wars. But TFA was average at best. I am looking forward to Avatar 2 more. I am being serious here. I know Avatar was basically a bunch of ideas from other sources and is generic. But the effects are still cool even now and it actually had some spirit to it. TFA felt a little cold despite the use of 'muh nostalgia'.
Avatar at least tried to be it's own thing and tried to break new ground with the use of digital imagery and 3D.
TFA breaks no new ground. It retreads ANH in an inferior manner to the original.
>>63832341
lmao
>White people will NEVER EVER watch a movie with a black m protag
LMAO
LMAO
>>63839413
yeah but you cant say star wars beat out all these because of inflation
