Thursday Night Previews: Star Wars is Deadly to the Competition
December 18, 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II’s record for biggest previews by scoring $57 million on Thursday evening. It didn’t just beat the old record, it destroyed it. $57 million is 31% more than the previous record of $43.5 million. This bodes very well for the film’s box office chances, both for today and for the full weekend. On the downside, there are reports that men made up 70% of the audience, which is really high. It could be that women stayed away for the most part because they were worried about the crowds and that the gender balance will be different the rest of the weekend. We should have more information on that by Monday.
The Force Awakens wasn’t the only film to have previews last night, although perhaps it should have been. Sisters dipped its toe into the waters with $769,000, which is a little more than In the Heart of the Sea managed last weekend. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, wisely, had no previews.
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