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Star Wars fans predict The Force Awakens will be the most stellar film of the franchise | Star Wars fans predict The Force Awakens will be the most stellar film of the franchise |
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Close to two-thirds of Star Wars fans are expecting the latest episode in the long-running space opera, The Force Awakens, to be the best yet, according to a new poll. | Close to two-thirds of Star Wars fans are expecting the latest episode in the long-running space opera, The Force Awakens, to be the best yet, according to a new poll. |
An impressive 63% of respondents were convinced JJ Abrams’s movie would trump previous instalments, which include the original trilogy from 1977 to 1983, which broke box-office records and helped usher in the modern blockbuster era. Intriguingly, 36% said “more advanced CGI” was their prime reason for going to see the movie, while 15% cited the involvement of Abrams. | An impressive 63% of respondents were convinced JJ Abrams’s movie would trump previous instalments, which include the original trilogy from 1977 to 1983, which broke box-office records and helped usher in the modern blockbuster era. Intriguingly, 36% said “more advanced CGI” was their prime reason for going to see the movie, while 15% cited the involvement of Abrams. |
Related: Final Hunger Games movie 'more anticipated' than new Star Wars film | Related: Final Hunger Games movie 'more anticipated' than new Star Wars film |
A quarter of respondents said a “more interesting story” was behind their interest, with another quarter mentioning the new instalment’s potential for cleaving closer to the style of the original trilogy and 14% citing a better cast than previous episodes. Polling firm Harris Interactive spoke to 2,031 US adults, of whom 801 described themselves as Star Wars fans, for supply chain analytics company FusionOps. | |
The Force Awakens, which opens in US cinemas on 18 December, has been the bookies’ favourite to be 2015’s highest-grossing film since the first teaser trailer for JJ Abrams’ space-opera reboot was released in November 2014. But a survey last week surprisingly suggested that more US filmgoers were looking forward to seeing the final instalment in blockbuster sci-fi saga The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. | The Force Awakens, which opens in US cinemas on 18 December, has been the bookies’ favourite to be 2015’s highest-grossing film since the first teaser trailer for JJ Abrams’ space-opera reboot was released in November 2014. But a survey last week surprisingly suggested that more US filmgoers were looking forward to seeing the final instalment in blockbuster sci-fi saga The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2. |
Nevertheless, experts have already predicted Abrams’ film will open to a world record $615m (£398m) global total over its first weekend. The UK will be among the first countries to see The Force Awakens, on 17 December. | Nevertheless, experts have already predicted Abrams’ film will open to a world record $615m (£398m) global total over its first weekend. The UK will be among the first countries to see The Force Awakens, on 17 December. |
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