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oh baby 
you know how to turn me on
say it one more time...episode 4...uuuh...aaahh
you know how to turn me on say it one more time...episode 4...uuuh...aaahh
not much pleased me about this movie, the only times I awas excited was when they played the greatest hits as the rest just felt like a cover band. The villain looked like a post meth picture of ET.
It was visually spectacular though.
Largest Thursday Previews: $57 million*
Previous Record: $43.5 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $119.1 million
Previous Record: $91 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Sunday: $60.5 million
Previous Record: $57.2 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic Opening Weekend: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Worldwide Opening Weekend: $529 million / 4,134 theaters
Previous Record: $524.9 million (Jurassic World)
Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $59,982
Previous Record: $48,855 / 4,274 theaters (Jurassic World)
Top Opening Weekend for PG-13 Rated Film: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Top Holiday Opening Weekend**: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $158 million (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $266 million (June 12-14, 2015)
Biggest December Weekend (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $259.9 million (Dec 25-27, 2009)
December Single Day: $119.1 million
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: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World)
Global IMAX Opening Record: $48 million
Previous Record: $44.1 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic IMAX Opening Record: $30.1 million
Previous Record: $20.9 million (Jurassic World)
Previous Record: $43.5 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $119.1 million
Previous Record: $91 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Sunday: $60.5 million
Previous Record: $57.2 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic Opening Weekend: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Worldwide Opening Weekend: $529 million / 4,134 theaters
Previous Record: $524.9 million (Jurassic World)
Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $59,982
Previous Record: $48,855 / 4,274 theaters (Jurassic World)
Top Opening Weekend for PG-13 Rated Film: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Top Holiday Opening Weekend**: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $158 million (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $266 million (June 12-14, 2015)
Biggest December Weekend (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $259.9 million (Dec 25-27, 2009)
December Single Day: $119.1 million
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: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World)
Global IMAX Opening Record: $48 million
Previous Record: $44.1 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic IMAX Opening Record: $30.1 million
Previous Record: $20.9 million (Jurassic World)
The morning after the movie came out, I log into Facebook and I see this. This just isn't fair, who's not going to watch that gif? I do it every time I see it because of how perfect it is, not expecting the ending of it. I'm pretty sure this is outlawed by the Geneva Convention.
https://www.facebook.com/BaconTheMighty/posts/10207183550325514?pnref=story
https://www.facebook.com/BaconTheMighty/posts/10207183550325514?pnref=story
Largest Thursday Previews: $57 million*
Previous Record: $43.5 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $119.1 million
Previous Record: $91 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Sunday: $60.5 million
Previous Record: $57.2 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic Opening Weekend: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Worldwide Opening Weekend: $529 million / 4,134 theaters
Previous Record: $524.9 million (Jurassic World)
Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $59,982
Previous Record: $48,855 / 4,274 theaters (Jurassic World)
Top Opening Weekend for PG-13 Rated Film: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Top Holiday Opening Weekend**: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $158 million (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $266 million (June 12-14, 2015)
Biggest December Weekend (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $259.9 million (Dec 25-27, 2009)
December Single Day: $119.1 million
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: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World)
Global IMAX Opening Record: $48 million
Previous Record: $44.1 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic IMAX Opening Record: $30.1 million
Previous Record: $20.9 million (Jurassic World)
Previous Record: $43.5 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Friday, Opening Day, Single Day: $119.1 million
Previous Record: $91 million (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2)
Largest Sunday: $60.5 million
Previous Record: $57.2 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic Opening Weekend: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Worldwide Opening Weekend: $529 million / 4,134 theaters
Previous Record: $524.9 million (Jurassic World)
Highest Per Theater Average (Wide Opening): $59,982
Previous Record: $48,855 / 4,274 theaters (Jurassic World)
Top Opening Weekend for PG-13 Rated Film: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $208.8 million (Jurassic World)
Top Holiday Opening Weekend**: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $158 million (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
Biggest Weekend Overall (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $266 million (June 12-14, 2015)
Biggest December Weekend (Top 12 Gross): $305.5 million
Previous Record: $259.9 million (Dec 25-27, 2009)
December Single Day: $119.1 million
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: $247.9 million
Previous Record: $84.62 million (The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey)
Fastest to $100 Million: 1 Day
Previous Record: 2 Days (Jurassic World)
Global IMAX Opening Record: $48 million
Previous Record: $44.1 million (Jurassic World)
Domestic IMAX Opening Record: $30.1 million
Previous Record: $20.9 million (Jurassic World)
Well that was one trainwreck of a last hour.
Pity, because the first ~third was really great. Couple of very interesting characters (probably the movie's strongest point overall), well-paced & shot scenes, quite intriguing plotlines & mysteries. Not flawless of course, and full of crazy coincidences, but that's to be expected in a movie like this, and very tolerable. In this part of the movie the fine line between homage to the previous material and original components is walked very very well too, e.g. BB8 is just about different enough from R2D2 to still work on its own, or the whole character of Kylo Ren.
Then the movie takes a huge turn just about the time when they enter Mos Eislys Cantina 2̶.̶0̶ 3.0. I mean come on, how is "let's make a bigger death star and then make it have one single weakness so the r̶e̶b̶e̶l̶s̶ resistance can destroy it with X-fighters", not for the 2nd, but the fucking third time the best idea they could come up with? Not to mention that Han Solo's death, while not a bad idea in itself, was really poorly executed imo, and the last fight was a complete joke (though that has been discussed here sufficiently already I think).
Seriously, the whole time while they were planning and exectuing the attack on the starkiller (lol) I was thinking every moment that now something goes wrong, and Abrams subverts our expectations of the clean attack that has worked twice the exact same way in Star Wars already. That would have even been kinda clever, and a well done usage of the original material. But no, all we get is the same, in itself not very original plot we've already seen, copied down to the last stroke.
Oh, and the R2D2 literal Deus Ex Machina at the end was absolutely pathetic, although I'm willing to give this one the benefit of the doubt for now, as I've read that this will be developed on in the next movie(s).
Don't think I'm gonna watch the next one in the cinema.
Pity, because the first ~third was really great. Couple of very interesting characters (probably the movie's strongest point overall), well-paced & shot scenes, quite intriguing plotlines & mysteries. Not flawless of course, and full of crazy coincidences, but that's to be expected in a movie like this, and very tolerable. In this part of the movie the fine line between homage to the previous material and original components is walked very very well too, e.g. BB8 is just about different enough from R2D2 to still work on its own, or the whole character of Kylo Ren.
Then the movie takes a huge turn just about the time when they enter Mos Eislys Cantina 2̶.̶0̶ 3.0. I mean come on, how is "let's make a bigger death star and then make it have one single weakness so the r̶e̶b̶e̶l̶s̶ resistance can destroy it with X-fighters", not for the 2nd, but the fucking third time the best idea they could come up with? Not to mention that Han Solo's death, while not a bad idea in itself, was really poorly executed imo, and the last fight was a complete joke (though that has been discussed here sufficiently already I think).
Seriously, the whole time while they were planning and exectuing the attack on the starkiller (lol) I was thinking every moment that now something goes wrong, and Abrams subverts our expectations of the clean attack that has worked twice the exact same way in Star Wars already. That would have even been kinda clever, and a well done usage of the original material. But no, all we get is the same, in itself not very original plot we've already seen, copied down to the last stroke.
Oh, and the R2D2 literal Deus Ex Machina at the end was absolutely pathetic, although I'm willing to give this one the benefit of the doubt for now, as I've read that this will be developed on in the next movie(s).
Don't think I'm gonna watch the next one in the cinema.