As such, it is also the first film in the franchise that was not produced by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

This is the first installment in the series produced by Walt Disney Productions since its purchase of Lucasfilm in 2012.

It was released theatrically in the United States on December 18th, 2015. and Abrams' company Bad Robot and distributed through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Abrams, with a script written by Abrams, Michael Arndt and Star Wars veteran Lawrence Kasdan. As such, some marketing material has bannered this film as Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. It is the seventh major live-action feature film in the Star Wars multimedia franchise and is the first part of a new direction for the series, taking place several decades after the events of 1983's Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens is an American feature film of the science fiction and fantasy genres. Liability for the information given being complete or correct.Lawrence Kasdan J.J. Other favorites are Yoda, R2-D2, Obi Wan Kenobi, and Darth Vader.

In a 2019 survey among American adults, the majority of the respondents stated that their favorite Star Wars movie was “Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.” Unsurprisingly, some of the most popular Star Wars characters include the core group of Princess Leia, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Chewbacca. Looking at Star Wars box office results to date, despite many more successful releases not one film has outperformed “The Force Awakens”, with only “The Last Jedi” coming close. The film also holds third place in a ranking of highest box office opening weekends in North America, after Marvel’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame”. dollars in box office revenue worldwide, and is the most successful movie of all time in North America with over 936 million U.S. 'The Force Awakens' generated over two billion U.S. Thankfully, this enormous investment paid off. A sequel trilogy was started in 2015 with the release of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” which cost 245 million U.S. After the franchise’s first movie grew to become a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, it was followed by the sequels “The Empire Strikes Back” in 1980, and “Return of the Jedi” in 1983, with all three constituting the original Star Wars trilogy.

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