Dust off the throne, there’s a new box office king in North America. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” flew past “Avatar” to become the top-grossing domestic movie of all time. It took hardly any time at all too; just 20 days compared to the over… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens sinks Avatar, claims #1 spot at Domestic Box office
With the record breaking mega-hit “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” picking up another estimated $30 Million at Monday’s Box Office, the Walt Disney Studios has crossed the threshold of $5 billion in Global box office grosses. Films like “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Inside Out,” “Cinderella,”… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens pushes Disney to break its own Box Office record
Hollywood studios do this thing where they estimate ticket sales based on pre-sales and previous days takes. That allows them to declare weekend totals even before most theaters opened for Sunday guests. This morning The Walt Disney Studios announced that “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens sets galactic sized box office records in global debut
Update: The Force is really with Disney. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has collected an estimated $57 million at the box office just on domestic Thursday night showings. That beats the $43.5 million record set by “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: part 2.” “The… Read More »Star Wars The Force Awakens enters the record books, shares more featurettes
JJ Abrams had a Galaxy sized problem to solve in ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” how to re-launch a cherished movie franchise in a way that respected the past while still being relevant to modern movie going audiences. Episode VII had to do all that… Read More »Star Wars: The Force Awakens – my spoiler-free review
It’s getting down to less than a week until Star Wars: The Force Awakens is playing for fans in theaters. As one of those fans, I’m staying away from any more spoilers between now and when I get to see the film. But that doesn’t… Read More »“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Cast Asked to Sing Film’s Theme Song, Hilarity Ensues.
You may have noticed the national shift toward STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and STEAM (STEM with a twist of art) curriculum in your local schools and clubs, and that’s a good thing. After all, the children are the future, and the better their… Read More »Disney and Code.org Awaken the Force with an Hour of Code
We’re just a few short days away from the finally seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens in theaters everywhere, but there are still new TV commercials and trailers coming from Lucasfilm. This one, comes with a side of Verizon and actually has a few new… Read More »Another new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, can you hear me now?