Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (USE SPOILER TAGS!)

[BMM]

Originally Posted by captveg

So, box office...

Just talking re: US, even if the film is terrible it makes $300 million, right? If it's legitimately good to great it challenges Avatar's $760 million surely.

Agree? Disagree?

TPM was terrible and it made $475 million domestically so I think this one will easily do $600 million, possibly $700-750 million if it's as good as we're all hoping it will be.

[manunited1]

This will break 700 mil with global box offices included easily. I have a pretty good feeling that this is going to be considered one of the greats as far as Star Wars goes and will be received far better than the prequels.

Just a hunch, but I don't see a Disney backed Star Wars underperforming.

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by BMM

TPM was terrible and it made $475 million domestically so I think this one will easily do $600 million, possibly $700-750 million if it's as good as we're all hoping it will be.

LoL....Clones and Sith were garbage and could not even break 400 mill. It will all depend on word of mouth with these new films but I doubt it does more than 500 million domestic. I don't think it comes close to Batman, Titanic or Dances with Avatars.

Originally Posted by manunited1

This will break 700 mil with global box offices included easily. I have a pretty good feeling that this is going to be considered one of the greats as far as Star Wars goes and will be received far better than the prequels.

Just a hunch, but I don't see a Disney backed Star Wars underperforming.

All depends on lens flares and if the original cast is in "most" of the film.

[Samus Aran]

Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

As for "Poe Dameron" it doesn't really matter about the origin of the name. There are two immediate problems with it that I see:

1. Now that I have it associated with "Cameron Poe," I will constantly be thinking of a much better movie (in all likelihood) while he's on screen.

2. It's sounds obscenely stupid. It's one of those character names so bad that it's distracting, because you're thinking about how inept the character designers/screenwriters/whatever are, rather than the character himself.

Drop your light saber or the bunny gets it.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by manunited1

This will break 700 mil with global box offices included easily. I have a pretty good feeling that this is going to be considered one of the greats as far as Star Wars goes and will be received far better than the prequels.

Just a hunch, but I don't see a Disney backed Star Wars underperforming.

If Attack of the Clones could make $300 million domestic in 2002 dollars, I think $700 million worldwide is a certainty. Clones domestic gross alone in 2014 dollars is over $440 million.

[manunited1]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

If Attack of the Clones could make $300 million domestic in 2002 dollars, I think $700 million worldwide is a certainty. Clones domestic gross alone in 2014 dollars is over $440 million.

Good point. Also factor in IMAX ticket sales and possibly 3d sales and the force unleashed could break some records...

[aiman04]

'Inside The Force Awakens' to air this Sunday on Disney XD after the Star Wars: Rebels marathon.

Also expect the first teaser poster next week.

[wormraper]

wow, seems like I missed a bunch today

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Elvis

LoL....Clones and Sith were garbage and could not even break 400 mill. It will all depend on word of mouth with these new films but I doubt it does more than 500 million domestic. I don't think it comes close to Batman, Titanic or Dances with Avatars.

I love how you keep throwing your personal opinion out as if it was fact. SITH made $380 million in 2005, which is more than any movie this year made. Frozen made $400 million domestic 2013 dollars. Are you going to say that's a crappy failure too?


The teaser is one of the most talked about things of 2014. 88 seconds constantly viewed, analyzed, parodied, etc. You can bet the movie is going to make a lot of money.

[Elvis]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

I love how you keep throwing your personal opinion out as if it was fact. SITH made $380 million in 2005, which is more than any movie this year made. Frozen made $400 million domestic 2013 dollars. Are you going to say that's a crappy failure too?


The teaser is one of the most talked about things of 2014. 88 seconds constantly viewed, analyzed, parodied, etc. You can bet the movie is going to make a lot of money.

Yes I am. 380 Million for a Star Wars grand finale..the one where everyone on the entire planet (since 1977) was waiting to see the fight between Kenobi and Vader at the volcano/lava flow was a big disappointment. That thing should have grossed at least 500+ million domestically alone(yes even in 2005 dollars). I believe that it was because Clones was so bad and it did not have repeat business. So yes in my opinion at the box office for what it was supposed to be it had disappointing numbers. Its very easy to say oh it made 380 million dollars and for other films that would be fine, but other than TPM the PT did nowhere near the dollars that the OT did(given the cost of inflation)

[X400]

It's probably been mentioned already but I didn't see it on these last two pages

but BB-8 the ball droid, ISN'T CGI it's a real prop

http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/12/73...-force-awakens

Mark Hamill

"They never cease to amaze me with what they’re able to come up with, you know? I said, 'How are you ever gonna top R2-D2, the most adorable droid in movie history?' And then they have this new one. I can’t even tell you his name, but you saw it in the trailer," Hamill told Yahoo Movies.

"And when they were demonstrating how they did this thing, live on set — because it’s not CGI, that’s a live prop — I was just amazed. They let me play around with it. [Laughs] I was running it all around at the creature shop up in Pinewood. I’m telling you, it’s an absolute delight. And not having thought that I’d ever go back there, to go back into that world, is just – I get the chills. It’s just so much fun."

really appreciate Abrams on not going all out with CGI

[rickah88]

Everyone on the planet didn't go see Episode III - Childhood ruined!

[djakrse]

The anticipation of Episode I was incredible. Fans couldn't wait to go see it. This is similar, in that no one expected to have any more SW films made, and here again GL said he was done making SW films and he didn't want anyone else making them in his lifetime. The difference here is that there has been this feeling by fans that GL was losing the magic that made the OT great. Now with new creative forces, I think maybe SW stock is on the rise again, and people will rush to go see Ep7. A lot is riding on initial reviews and opinions, but if it's as good as its momentum seems to be building, I can't see this movie not pulling down $1B worldwide. I'm not crunching any numbers, but I'd bet record domestic numbers are possible, at least top 3. I'm sure it'll break opening weekend records, and if word of mouth and reviews hold up, put me down for $1.5B before it leaves theaters.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by djakrse

The anticipation of Episode I was incredible. Fans couldn't wait to go see it. This is similar, in that no one expected to have any more SW films made, and here again GL said he was done making SW films and he didn't want anyone else making them in his lifetime. The difference here is that there has been this feeling by fans that GL was losing the magic that made the OT great. Now with new creative forces, I think maybe SW stock is on the rise again, and people will rush to go see Ep7. A lot is riding on initial reviews and opinions, but if it's as good as its momentum seems to be building, I can't see this movie not pulling down $1B worldwide. I'm not crunching any numbers, but I'd bet record domestic numbers are possible, at least top 3. I'm sure it'll break opening weekend records, and if word of mouth and reviews hold up, put me down for $1.5B before it leaves theaters.

Well said, and I agree.
The only thing I see hindering ticket sales is that 2015 is loaded with some big releases, and folks only have so much money to spend on theatre tickets. Also I don't know if the December release date will help or hurt ticket sales, as opposed to a summer release when people are more likely to be out & about anyway. All it takes is a poorly timed winter storm, and that would certainly eat up a lot of tickets, for a good portion of the country.
Then I have to question box office results in today's technological society. With so many home video viewing options at our disposal these days, just using box office numbers seems a little misleading. I'm an avid film enthusiast, but due to busy daily schedules(and neverending stream of babies being introduced the rickah88 household) I have not been to a theatre in 4 years. I know I can't be the only one.
In any event, I'm planning on making my return to the theatre for this film, no doubt about that.

[Darkstream]

I can't believe people are being so critical over the character names. Come on, were any of the original Star Wars character names that cool when we first heard them? We may not have given it much thought then, but... no, they only really became cool names once we saw the movies and liked the characters. I mean, think about it --- Han Solo? Boba Fett? Obi-Wan? Yoda? The only names that really strike me as cool names are Darth Vader (Dark Invader), Luke Skywalker (in a comic booky type way), and my person favorite name in the whole SW mythology, Lando Calrissian (which sounds aristocratic). And is BB-8 any worse of a robot name than R2-D2 or C-3PO? I swear, some Star Wars fans are just the pettiest nitpickers ever.

[CinemaBlu]

I don't think it will break too many records but it will easily make $1B. I agree with Sam Jackson when he said that Lucas got cheated. Lucasfilm is worth way more than Disney paid for it and they'll make their money back really quickly.

[Tony208]

A billion is a lock. International BO has multipled since the prequel trilogy.

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by CinemaBlu

I don't think it will break too many records but it will easily make $1B. I agree with Sam Jackson when he said that Lucas got cheated. Lucasfilm is worth way more than Disney paid for it and they'll make their money back really quickly.

Nobody got "cheated". Lucas knew what he was doing.

[Col. Zombie]

http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-m...ll-beard-bb-8/

Lucky for us, Mark Hamill has a lot of other things going on besides returning to Star Wars. It means there’s plenty of opportunities to ask him about Star Wars! The actor recently completed shooting on J.J. Abrams‘ Star Wars: The Force Awakens and gushed about how it made him feel to see such a huge reaction to the first trailer. Now, in yet another interview, Luke Skywalker himself talked about how he did not like growing a beard for the new film but how much he loved playing with the new droid BB-8. And yes, that droid is a practical effect.

He also talked about being hesitant to come back and surprised at Harrison Ford‘s enthusiasm. There are really some great quotes here, so check them out below.

Hamill said all this in an interview with Yahoo Movies. Primarily, he’s promoting his part in the new stop-motion Elf special but, it’s Luke Skywalker for crying out loud. Here are a few excerpts:

On the beard he grew for The Force Awakens:

That is what I call my contractually obligated beard. Listen: I think they look fine on other people. It’s just not me. I mean, I never got used to it. But face foliage is almost a part of the costume. And it does bring a gravitas, perhaps unearned, but nevertheless, it makes a statement that they wanted to make, and I’m more than happy to oblige them.

On the focus of this new movie:

This is about the new generation of characters; I think that’s the most important thing. It’s the opening act of a whole new approach to the storytelling. So I never thought that the stories would be – first of all, I never thought I’d be involved in it again, period. And then when George [Lucas] said that they wanted to do more, I rightly assumed that it wouldn’t be our story, because we had a beginning, a middle, and an end. This must be our offspring and the current generation, with us there lending the kind of support that Peter Cushing and Alec Guinness did in the original. So no, [the trailer focusing on new characters] didn’t surprise me. And I mean, I’m one of those people where I just think, “Keep me out of it. I’ll ruin it, I’m sure!” [Laughs] I’ll show up and just ruin the whole thing.

On being a little surprised Harrison Ford came back:

Well, you know, he was someone that was unpredictable. I hadn’t seen him in years; I didn’t know what his feelings were. I know he’s sometimes grown impatient with people that don’t want to focus on what he’s doing currently and want to go stroll down memory lane. God knows, I’m used to that sort of thing. But who knew? And for him to jump back in so enthusiastically, I was delighted. It’s a wonderful character. Everybody loves Han Solo.

On the joy of discovering the Ball Droid, later revealed to be called BB-8:

They never cease to amaze me with what they’re able to come up with, you know? I said, “How are you ever gonna top R2-D2, the most adorable droid in movie history?” And then they have this new one. I can’t even tell you his name, but you saw it in the trailer. And when they were demonstrating how they did this thing, live on set — because it’s not CGI, that’s a live prop — I was just amazed. They let me play around with it. [Laughs] I was running it all around at the creature shop up in Pinewood. I’m telling you, it’s an absolute delight. And not having thought that I’d ever go back there, to go back into that world, is just – I get the chills. It’s just so much fun.

[DCW]

Man I love Mark! Great interview!