The saga will be continuing a little later than originally planned. Rian Johnson‘s Star Wars: Episode VIII, which was planned for release on May 26, 2017, will instead arrive nearly seven months later. The studio has had Episode VIII delayed until December 15, 2017. Jumping in to claim the original May release date will be […]
Lucasfilm and Disney XD have revealed a new Star Wars Rebels trailer that teases the remaining episodes of the show’s second season and has an interesting connection to last year’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as well as the tease of a new (or perhaps return of an old) villain! Check it out in the […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens added $28.1 million domestically and $36.7 million overseas on Wednesday for a total of $64.8 million for the day. The Lucasfilm release has now earned $629 million in North America and $664.1 million internationally for a worldwide total of $1.293 billion. Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now become the […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens added yet another $29.5 million domestically and $37.7 million overseas on Tuesday for a total of $67.2 million for the day. The Lucasfilm release has now earned $600.9 million in North America and $627.4 million internationally for a worldwide total of $1.228 billion. Star Wars: The Force Awakens reached $600 […]
The Broadcast Film Critics Association today announced that Star Wars: The Force Awakens has earned a Critics’ Choice nomination for Best Picture. Winners will be revealed at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards show on January 17th, televised live at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on A&E, Lifetime and LMN and hosted by T.J. Miller. […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens continued its impressive performance at the Monday box office worldwide! Domestically, the film earned $40.1 million from 4,134 theaters, destroying the previous Monday box office record of $27.7 million set by Spider-Man 2 in the summer of 2004. Internationally, the Lucasfilm release also added $41.7 million, including the highest grossing […]
Entertainment Weekly has a whole batch of inside scoops on Star Wars: The Force Awakens Easter eggs, and it goes without saying that the following contains SPOILERS, so, you know, don’t say we didn’t warn you. First up is one of the few connections The Force Awakens shares with the prequels, namely the voice of Ewan […]
Playing in 4,134 theaters domestically, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has posted an estimated $120.5 million its first day, including $57 million in Thursday evening previews, making it the highest single day on record and the first film to break the $100 million mark in a single day. The previous one-day record was set in […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens posted an estimated $57 million in Thursday evening previews, topping the previous industry record of $43.5 million set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 in 2011. 3D is an impressive 47% of the night with IMAX posting $5.7 million from 391 screens, nearly doubling the previous record […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened yesterday in 12 material international markets, placing #1 in each, with an estimated $14.1 million overall. Here’s the breakdown: France $5.2M Italy $2.0M Sweden $1.7M Norway $1.1M Denmark $1.0M Belgium $0.8M Netherlands $0.8M Finland $0.6M Other markets $0.9M Total $14.1M Walt Disney Pictures released the following highlights for the […]