The new year has begun. The new year was celebrated all over the world on January 1. The New Year's buzz was seen in different parts of the country and the world. People from the film industry continued to work on this new year as well. Preparations to bring new films to the theatres continued even during the New Year's holiday. Many films are released every year on the occasion of New Year and earn a lot of money. This year too 'Baby John' was released on Christmas a few days before the New Year, but the film flopped in two days and did not get much benefit from the winter holidays. Films are released during Christmas in the month of December and become a hit, whose buzz can be seen even after the New Year. Today we will tell you about one such film which was released before the New Year and made such a record worldwide that it is difficult to break even today.
This film made a splash
It was the year 2015, on 18 December, the 'Star Wars' sequel trilogy returned to the big screen. Star Wars: The Force Awakens created a stir on the big screen as soon as it was released. The film started earning a lot. The film earned more than half a billion dollars in the first weekend itself. In the second and third week, the film ruled one-sidedly and its earnings kept increasing. It is often seen that the pace of earnings slows down after the first week, but this never happened. The film earned 39 million dollars i.e. Rs 33,40,59,570 worldwide on the evening of 31 December 2015. The film's earnings were strong on New Year's Day. The film earned 35 million dollars i.e. Rs 2,99,79,70,500 in North America and 26 million dollars i.e. Rs 22,27,06,380 in foreign countries. On December 31 and January 1, the film earned more than 100 million dollars i.e. 8 billion rupees. By doing this, the film broke the record of all other films and became the highest grossing film.
Where can you watch this movie now?
This film has also been released on OTT. You can now watch it on Disney Plus Hotstar. It is often seen that James Cameron's film does a good collection on New Year. His film held a big record for a long time. 'Titanic' earned $11.5 million in North America on January 1, 1998. In the year 2014, this crown was removed from the producer's head. 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' surpassed his film by earning $12 million and became number one. Avatar came in the year 2010 and it earned $25 million and broke all records. Then 5 years later 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was released in 2015 and it shook everyone's credibility. This film has earned 2 billion i.e. Rs 171,155,794,000 at the box office worldwide.
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