Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes Aussie box office records on opening weekend

Alex Hayes

December 21, 2015 4:10

The much-anticipated seventh film in the Star Wars franchise has demolished box office records taking more than $27m in its first three days.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens managed $27.254m on 941 screens between Thursday and Sunday, the largest ever opening weekend – an average of $28,963 per screen.

Jurrassic World had the previous biggest opening weekend this year with $16.063m in 605 screens.

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Alex Hayes

Alex Hayes worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2017 in roles including editor and head of Mumbrella Bespoke.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes Aussie box office records on opening weekend

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