“Star Wars” roars past $1 billion at foreign box officeJanuary 18, 2016 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” roared past $1 billion at the overseas box office Sunday, January 17 and continued on its record-breaking run in China, rocketing to a $47 million second weekend there for Disney. “The Force Awakens” took in $72 million from abroad and held the top spot in China despite the introduction of a strong new local title, TheWrap said. In the process, the blockbuster space epic moved past “Jurassic World” and into the No. 3 slot on the all-time global box office list with $1.86 billion, behind only “Avatar” and “Titanic.” Success behind the Great Wall is critical if “The Force Awaken” is to top the $2.8 billion haul of “Avatar” and become the top-grossing movie ever globally, and it isn’t a given since the Chinese haven’t been big “Star Wars” fans in the past. Disney is also launching Shanghai Disneyland Park this year, and is counting on a boost from Han Solo and the gang. “The Force Awakens” built on its record haul in the U.K., which is now at $168 million, and Germany became the third market where the film topped $100 million. In Japan, it was No. 1 for the fifth straight weekend. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |