Nothing like Star Wars to take you away from Earth for awhile. I was on the edge of my seat as everything collided in the end. Can't beat the Empire for villains or the rebellion for heroes. I guess it's box office that everyone seems to talk about when talking about a franchise film like Star Wars. Last I checked it was rocketing to a billion dollars. Will it reach a billion worldwide? I don't know. I think people would be disappointed if it doesn't. People will say it's not as good as a movie that's involved in the trilogies and such.
I went to see the film with my Dad and my brother and his family; his wife, my two nieces, and my nephew. Halfway through the film my sister in law changed seats. I think she was embarrassed that she got stuck sitting next to me. Oh well. It seemed like everyone enjoyed the film. We went out for ice cream after. Maybe we should have went out for pizza? No one could decide. It seemed like everyone wanted to go home and do their own thing. Myself included. It was a Wednesday so I guess they were off schedule.
Anyway the theater was packed. The only seats available were in the very front. It's been like that at all the screenings I've been to in the last month or so. Star Wars is good for Hollywood. And in particular Disney. Disney had taken the lion's share of profits from North American theaters. It's a record year for the film industry. Yet there were some flops and misses. Like Superman vs. Batman. Analysts have said that film should have gone on to a billion dollars at the box office. It didn't. Also the Ang Lee picture Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk really bombed.
Well we'll see if Star Wars continues it's massive popularity. The next film is due out in December of this year, 2017
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