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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
None of them would have grown up with Avatar either.
Star Wars has been doing okay in Japan, and has actually seen an increase in attendance over the last week.
Much like Avatar the only way Star Wars is going to have a chance to break the record is if it's attendance can slowly grow, giving it a long run in theaters.
If the North American fanfare and hype can carry over (Star Wars is actually quite popular in Japan, that may spread to China) and if it can begin to generate it's own hype and momentum as more people see it.
It's probably going to pass Avatar domestically today (which is remarkable since it has only been out for 17 days), and is already over $1.5 Billion internationally, if it can gain any sort of steam in Japan and China then it will have a shot at the record.
China's release date will be interesting. Disney has been trying to generate a lot of hype there. Presales are soft but will be interesting if it can garner hype as people start to watch it.
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Avatar was a stand-alone "experience" film which had many things going for it in the Chinese market. TFA is the 7th sequel in an un-established franchise in that market.
I thought I had read that TFA was actually down in Japan as compared to attendance for the prequels but that might just be trepidation over there given what happened last time around.