Podcast: Play in new window | Download
The Force Awakens continues to break records! As of the end of the day Tuesday, it had the highest Tuesday total ever (not adjusted for inflation, and according to the tracking being done at Forbes, The Force Awakens is now the 81st highest grossing movie of all time globally, at $689 million. It’s also now the 4th highest grossing live-action Star Wars movie, having surpassed Attack of the Clones at $649 million global. (That was incorrectly stated as “6th highest” in the podcast – Empire and Jedi each earned less than $600 million worldwide.) Next up: A New Hope, at 57th all time worldwide and at $786 million and change.
Meanwhile, we’re digging into all the new stuff we know about Kylo Ren in today’s podcast. Have a listen, and if there are any facts we didn’t cover, leave them in the comments!
Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: Right handed
Today’s question: What’s the name of the creature that captures BB-8, just before BB-8 and Rey meet for the first time?