It's tough competition regarding who will be most successful in the global box office between The Force Awakens and Mockingjay Part 2 but who will rise to the top? This is how The Guardian represented this discussion:
The hype surrounding the release of both films is almost unprecedented and has seen the share prices of leading global cinema chains rise as analysts predict they are heading for bumper revenues.
Advance tickets for Mockingjay, which stars Hollywood’s highest-paid female star, Jennifer Lawrence, as the teenage archer and hunter turned rebel leader Everdeen, started selling online as far back as the start of October. Given that the previous three Hunger Games films have grossed more than £1.5bn, Lionsgate, the company behind Mockingjay, has spent heavily to ensure that few people on the planet are unaware that the final instalment of the franchise comes out in the UK on 19 November.
But The Force Awakens, which comes out in the UK on 18 December, has already broken previous opening day advance sales records. Cinema chain Imax collected $6.5m from ticket sales in a single day. Imax has never previously sold more than $1m in advance ticket sales in a single day. Many chains are screening a midnight viewing on 17 December, so that fans can see the film as soon it is released. “We’re seeing sellouts across the board – from Hollywood to London, to Sparks, Nevada, and everywhere in between,” Greg Foster, CEO of Imax Entertainment, said recently.
Some analysts believe that The Force Awakens may become the highest-grossing film of all time, eclipsing Avatar, which banked $2.8bn around the world.But Katniss could still be victorious. The Force Awakens has failed to secure a release date for this year in China, where it is not as well known as the Hunger Gamesfranchise, which is enjoying a surge in popularity. The first instalment of Mockingjay brought in $31.4m in its first eight days of showing in China. In contrast, 2012’s The Hunger Games and its 2013 sequel,Catching Fire, both brought in about $28m in China in total.
This was a relevant and interesting news article and I believe The Guardian represented it really well because they have included facts, statistics and quotations. Going by the evidence provided by this article, I personally feel that The Force Awakens will be more successful in the box office firstly because it has already broken previous opening day advance sales and also because the franchise started in 1977 whereas The Hunger Games began in 2012 so Star Wars has had a much longer time to build up a wider audience and fan base so there are more dedicated fans who will be guaranteed to watch the film.
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