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2015 • PG-13 • 2h 18m • Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi • Walt Disney Studios

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Box office summary

Opening weekend

$248.00M

3-day opening

Domestic total

$936.70M

Final

Worldwide total

$2.06B

$1.12B international

Domestic legs3.78x

Budget$533.2M

2015 rank#1

Compare with other movies

Cast & crew

Full Abrams filmography

J.J. Abrams

J.J. Abrams Director

Daisy Ridley

Daisy Ridley Starring

John Boyega

John Boyega Starring

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac Starring

Adam Driver

Adam Driver Starring

Carrie Fisher

Carrie Fisher Starring

ScreenplayLawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt StudioWalt Disney Studios Produced byKathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk SeriesStar Wars

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Dec 18-20 1 $248.0M — 4,134 $59,982 $248.0M

2 Dec 25-27 1 $149.2M −39.8% 4,134 $36,092 $540.1M

3 Jan 1-3 1 $90.2M −39.5% 4,134 $21,829 $742.2M

4 Jan 8-10 1 $42.4M −53.1% 4,134 $10,245 $812.7M

5 Jan 15-17 3 $26.3M −37.8% 3,822 $6,892 $852.3M

6 Jan 22-24 2 $14.1M −46.6% 3,365 $4,184 $879.1M

7 Jan 29-31 3 $11.1M −21.0% 2,556 $4,349 $895.8M

8 Feb 5-7 3 $7.0M −37.3% 2,262 $3,083 $906.0M

9 Feb 12-14 7 $6.2M −11.7% 1,810 $3,403 $914.8M

10 Feb 19-21 8 $3.9M −36.6% 1,618 $2,415 $921.7M

11 Feb 26-28 11 $3.0M −23.6% 1,433 $2,084 $926.0M

12 Mar 4-6 13 $1.9M −37.6% 1,021 $1,826 $928.8M

13 Mar 11-13 14 $1.3M −30.4% 760 $1,708 $930.8M

14 Mar 18-20 17 $966.1K −25.6% 568 $1,701 $932.3M

15 Mar 25-27 13 $816.5K −15.5% 552 $1,479 $933.7M

16 Apr 1-3 15 $681.6K −16.5% 462 $1,475 $934.9M

17 Apr 8-10 19 $378.9K −44.4% 346 $1,095 $935.5M

18 Apr 15-17 24 $190.2K −49.8% 260 $731 $935.8M

19 Apr 22-24 28 $153.9K −19.0% 208 $740 $936.1M

20 May 6-8 33 $107.2K −30.4% 117 $916 $936.4M

21 May 13-15 34 $102.5K −4.4% 78 $1,314 $936.5M

22 May 20-22 34 $87.3K −14.8% 58 $1,506 $936.6M

23 May 27-29 44 $16.8K −80.8% 20 $838 $936.7M

DateRankGrossDailyWeeklyTotalTheatersAvgDay

Thu Dec 17 #P $57.0M — $57.0M 0 $0 -1

Fri Dec 18 #1 $119.1M +109.0% $119.1M 4,134 $28,815 1

Sat Dec 19 #1 $68.3M −42.7% $187.4M 4,134 $16,520 2

Sun Dec 20 #1 $60.6M −11.3% $248.0M 4,134 $14,648 3

Mon Dec 21 #1 $40.1M −33.8% $288.1M 4,134 $9,702 4

Tue Dec 22 #1 $37.4M −6.9% $325.4M 4,134 $9,038 5

Wed Dec 23 #1 $38.0M +1.8% $363.5M 4,134 $9,197 6

Thu Dec 24 #1 $27.4M −27.9% $390.9M 4,134 $6,627 7

Fri Dec 25 #1 $49.3M +80.0% −58.6% $440.2M 4,134 $11,932 8

Sat Dec 26 #1 $56.7M +15.0% −16.9% $496.9M 4,134 $13,723 9

Sun Dec 27 #1 $43.1M −23.9% −28.7% $540.1M 4,134 $10,437 10

Mon Dec 28 #1 $31.4M −27.3% −21.8% $571.4M 4,134 $7,586 11

Tue Dec 29 #1 $29.5M −5.8% −21.0% $600.9M 4,134 $7,143 12

Wed Dec 30 #1 $28.1M −4.9% −26.1% $629.0M 4,134 $6,794 13

Thu Dec 31 #1 $22.9M −18.3% −16.3% $652.0M 4,134 $5,547 14

Fri Jan 1 #1 $34.4M +50.0% −30.3% $686.4M 4,134 $8,320 15

Sat Jan 2 #1 $34.4M −0.1% −39.4% $720.7M 4,134 $8,314 16

Sun Jan 3 #1 $21.5M −37.5% −50.2% $742.2M 4,134 $5,196 17

Mon Jan 4 #1 $8.0M −62.7% −74.4% $750.2M 4,134 $1,940 18

Tue Jan 5 #1 $8.0M −0.7% −73.0% $758.2M 4,134 $1,927 19

Wed Jan 6 #1 $6.2M −22.1% −77.9% $764.4M 4,134 $1,502 20

Thu Jan 7 #1 $6.0M −3.8% −74.0% $770.4M 4,134 $1,445 21

Fri Jan 8 #2 $10.7M +79.9% −68.8% $781.1M 4,134 $2,599 22

Sat Jan 9 #1 $19.2M +78.7% −44.1% $800.3M 4,134 $4,645 23

Sun Jan 10 #1 $12.4M −35.4% −42.2% $812.7M 4,134 $3,001 24

Mon Jan 11 #2 $3.1M −74.9% −61.2% $815.8M 4,134 $752 25

Tue Jan 12 #2 $3.8M +23.7% −51.7% $819.7M 4,134 $930 26

Wed Jan 13 #2 $3.1M −19.0% −49.8% $822.8M 4,134 $753 27

Thu Jan 14 #2 $3.1M +0.5% −47.6% $825.9M 4,134 $757 28

Fri Jan 15 #3 $6.3M +102.2% −41.1% $832.3M 3,822 $1,656 29

Sat Jan 16 #3 $11.0M +74.3% −42.6% $843.3M 3,822 $2,886 30

Sun Jan 17 #3 $9.0M −18.5% −27.6% $852.3M 3,822 $2,351 31

Mon Jan 18 #1 $6.7M −25.7% +114.8% $859.0M 3,822 $1,747 32

Tue Jan 19 #2 $2.4M −64.3% −38.1% $861.3M 3,822 $623 33

Wed Jan 20 #2 $1.8M −23.8% −41.8% $863.1M 3,822 $475 34

Thu Jan 21 #2 $1.9M +3.9% −39.8% $865.0M 3,822 $493 35

Fri Jan 22 #5 $3.5M +87.6% −44.1% $868.6M 3,365 $1,051 36

Sat Jan 23 #2 $6.8M +92.8% −38.2% $875.4M 3,365 $2,025 37

Sun Jan 24 #1 $3.7M −45.3% −58.5% $879.1M 3,365 $1,108 38

Mon Jan 25 #2 $1.3M −65.2% −80.6% $880.4M 3,365 $385 39

Tue Jan 26 #2 $1.6M +21.5% −33.9% $882.0M 3,365 $468 40

Wed Jan 27 #2 $1.3M −15.9% −27.0% $883.3M 3,365 $394 41

Thu Jan 28 #2 $1.3M +1.1% −29.0% $884.6M 3,365 $398 42

Fri Jan 29 #4 $2.5M +84.4% −30.2% $887.1M 2,556 $966 43

Sat Jan 30 #3 $5.1M +106.2% −25.3% $892.2M 2,556 $1,991 44

Sun Jan 31 #3 $3.6M −30.1% −4.6% $895.8M 2,556 $1,392 45

Mon Feb 1 #3 $780.8K −78.1% −39.7% $896.5M 2,556 $305 46

Tue Feb 2 #4 $927.5K +18.8% −41.1% $897.5M 2,556 $363 47

Wed Feb 3 #3 $798.8K −13.9% −39.7% $898.3M 2,556 $313 48

Thu Feb 4 #3 $803.5K +0.6% −40.0% $899.1M 2,556 $314 49

Fri Feb 5 #6 $1.8M +120.6% −28.2% $900.8M 2,262 $784 50

Sat Feb 6 #4 $3.8M +112.6% −25.9% $904.6M 2,262 $1,667 51

Sun Feb 7 #3 $1.4M −62.0% −59.8% $906.0M 2,262 $633 52

Mon Feb 8 #4 $678.6K −52.6% −13.1% $906.7M 2,262 $300 53

Tue Feb 9 #4 $708.0K +4.3% −23.7% $907.4M 2,262 $313 54

Wed Feb 10 #4 $628.2K −11.3% −21.4% $908.1M 2,262 $278 55

Thu Feb 11 #3 $585.3K −6.8% −27.2% $908.6M 2,262 $259 56

Fri Feb 12 #7 $1.2M +103.1% −33.0% $909.8M 1,810 $657 57

Sat Feb 13 #7 $2.5M +107.1% −34.7% $912.3M 1,810 $1,360 58

Sun Feb 14 #6 $2.5M +1.9% +75.3% $914.8M 1,810 $1,386 59

Mon Feb 15 #5 $1.5M −41.0% +118.3% $916.3M 1,810 $818 60

Tue Feb 16 #5 $575.3K −61.2% −18.7% $916.9M 1,810 $318 61

Wed Feb 17 #5 $465.8K −19.0% −25.9% $917.3M 1,810 $257 62

Thu Feb 18 #5 $479.5K +3.0% −18.1% $917.8M 1,810 $265 63

Fri Feb 19 #9 $917.9K +91.4% −22.8% $918.7M 1,618 $567 64

Sat Feb 20 #8 $1.8M +93.7% −27.8% $920.5M 1,618 $1,099 65

Sun Feb 21 #8 $1.2M −31.9% −51.7% $921.7M 1,618 $749 66

Mon Feb 22 #9 $296.9K −75.5% −80.0% $922.0M 1,618 $183 67

Tue Feb 23 #9 $365.3K +23.1% −36.5% $922.4M 1,618 $226 68

Wed Feb 24 #9 $316.7K −13.3% −32.0% $922.7M 1,618 $196 69

Thu Feb 25 #9 $309.4K −2.3% −35.5% $923.0M 1,618 $191 70

Fri Feb 26 #11 $671.5K +117.0% −26.8% $923.7M 1,433 $469 71

Sat Feb 27 #11 $1.4M +115.3% −18.7% $925.1M 1,433 $1,009 72

Sun Feb 28 #11 $869.2K −39.9% −28.3% $926.0M 1,248 $696 73

Mon Feb 29 #11 $237.4K −72.7% −20.0% $926.2M 1,433 $166 74

Tue Mar 1 #11 $282.5K +19.0% −22.7% $926.5M 1,433 $197 75

Wed Mar 2 #11 $237.8K −15.8% −24.9% $926.7M 1,433 $166 76

Thu Mar 3 #11 $231.6K −2.6% −25.2% $927.0M 1,433 $162 77

Fri Mar 4 #15 $423.1K +82.7% −37.0% $927.4M 1,021 $414 78

Sat Mar 5 #13 $864.1K +104.3% −40.2% $928.3M 1,021 $846 79

Sun Mar 6 #12 $577.5K −33.2% −33.6% $928.8M 1,021 $566 80

Mon Mar 7 #14 $153.1K −73.5% −35.5% $929.0M 1,021 $150 81

Tue Mar 8 #15 $163.6K +6.9% −42.1% $929.2M 1,021 $160 82

Wed Mar 9 #14 $146.8K −10.3% −38.3% $929.3M 1,021 $144 83

Thu Mar 10 #13 $153.5K +4.6% −33.7% $929.5M 1,021 $150 84

Fri Mar 11 #14 $309.5K +101.6% −26.9% $929.8M 760 $407 85

Sat Mar 12 #14 $581.9K +88.0% −32.7% $930.4M 760 $766 86

Sun Mar 13 #14 $406.4K −30.2% −29.6% $930.8M 760 $535 87

Mon Mar 14 #14 $144.7K −64.4% −5.5% $930.9M 760 $190 88

Tue Mar 15 #14 $166.1K +14.8% +1.5% $931.1M 760 $219 89

Wed Mar 16 #14 $148.3K −10.7% +1.1% $931.2M 760 $195 90

Thu Mar 17 #14 $142.1K −4.2% −7.5% $931.4M 760 $187 91

Fri Mar 18 #- $240.7K +69.5% −22.2% $931.6M 568 $424 92

Sat Mar 19 #15 $428.1K +77.8% −26.4% $932.0M 568 $754 93

Sun Mar 20 #15 $297.2K −30.6% −26.9% $932.3M 568 $523 94

Mon Mar 21 #13 $123.9K −58.3% −14.4% $932.4M 568 $218 95

Tue Mar 22 #15 $134.8K +8.8% −18.9% $932.6M 568 $237 96

Wed Mar 23 #12 $133.1K −1.3% −10.3% $932.7M 568 $234 97

Thu Mar 24 #9 $141.6K +6.4% −0.3% $932.9M 568 $249 98

Fri Mar 25 #13 $287.5K +103.1% +19.4% $933.1M 552 $521 99

Sat Mar 26 #12 $323.6K +12.6% −24.4% $933.5M 552 $586 100

Sun Mar 27 #13 $205.4K −36.5% −30.9% $933.7M 552 $372 101

Mon Mar 28 #10 $142.9K −30.4% +15.4% $933.8M 552 $259 102

Tue Mar 29 #10 $129.4K −9.4% −4.0% $933.9M 552 $234 103

Wed Mar 30 #10 $126.4K −2.4% −5.0% $934.1M 552 $229 104

Thu Mar 31 #10 $143.8K +13.8% +1.6% $934.2M 552 $261 105

Fri Apr 1 #13 $211.1K +46.8% −26.6% $934.4M 462 $457 106

Sat Apr 2 #13 $303.2K +43.6% −6.3% $934.7M 462 $656 107

Sun Apr 3 #13 $167.4K −44.8% −18.5% $934.9M 462 $362 108

Mon Apr 4 #13 $56.9K −66.0% −60.2% $935.0M 462 $123 109

Tue Apr 5 #13 $67.5K +18.7% −47.9% $935.0M 462 $146 110

Wed Apr 6 #13 $58.3K −13.7% −53.9% $935.1M 462 $126 111

Thu Apr 7 #13 $68.6K +17.8% −52.3% $935.1M 462 $149 112

Fri Apr 8 #- $105.5K +53.7% −50.0% $935.3M 346 $305 113

Sat Apr 9 #- $173.0K +64.0% −43.0% $935.4M 346 $500 114

Sun Apr 10 #- $100.5K −41.9% −40.0% $935.5M 346 $290 115

Mon Apr 11 #- $24.9K −75.3% −56.3% $935.6M 346 $72 116

Tue Apr 12 #- $32.1K +29.1% −52.5% $935.6M 346 $93 117

Wed Apr 13 #- $24.9K −22.5% −57.3% $935.6M 346 $72 118

Thu Apr 14 #- $32.6K +30.9% −52.6% $935.6M 346 $94 119

Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record

Cumulative total$923.0M

Dec 17Jan 4Jan 21Feb 8Feb 25

Weekend grossWk 10 · $3.9M

$248.0M

$149.2M

$90.2M

$42.4M

$26.3M

$14.1M

$11.1M

$7.0M

$6.2M

$3.9M

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10

Theater countPeak 4,134 → 1,618 −60.9%

4,134 open1,618 now

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −36.6%

−39.8%

W1→2

−39.5%

W2→3

−53.1%

W3→4

−37.8%

W4→5

−46.6%

W5→6

−21.0%

W6→7

−37.3%

W7→8

−11.7%

W8→9

−36.6%

W9→10

Steepest −53.1%Best hold −11.7%

Run milestones

$900M in 50 days

$100M

Day 1

Dec 18

$200M

Day 3

Dec 20

$300M

Day 5

Dec 22

$400M

Day 8

Dec 25

$500M

Day 10

Dec 27

$600M

Day 12

Dec 29

$700M

Day 16

Jan 2

$800M

Day 23

Jan 9

$900M

Day 50

Feb 5

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

Records held

#1 Biggest second weekendsAll-time $149.2M #1 Biggest 3rd weekendsAll-time $90.2M #2 Biggest domestic runsAll-time $936.7M #2 All-time PG-13-rated domesticAll-time $936.7M #2 Biggest December openingsAll-time $248.0M #3 Fastest to $400M domesticAll-time 8 days

From the analysis desk

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Box office comparisons

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All-time records The Force Awakens vs Endgame vs No Way Home vs Avatar The four biggest domestic runs ever — $936.7M, $897.9M, $814.8M and $785.2M — raced day by day.

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The all-time crown Brand New Day vs the top 3 all-time A $360.1M opening that has now gone past the three biggest domestic runs before it — The Force Awakens’ $936.7M, Endgame’s $897.9M and No Way Home’s $814.8M — and sits at $955.2M.

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