

The film set the worldwide records for the highest-grossing opening weekend and the fastest to gross $1 billion. The Force Awakens was released in December 2015 and went on to break multiple box office records in various markets. Prior to its release, the film was predicted by box office analysts to break records, citing the relative lack of competition owing to its date of release, being released in large formats such as IMAX in a high number of venues, and multi-generational appeal to both fans of the previous movies and children as success factors. Abrams, the film stars Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac in new roles, with Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher reprising their roles from the original trilogy which concluded in 1983. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the seventh film in the Star Wars franchise, released ten years after the previous entry.
