Star Wars: The Force Awakens Research

Producers/Production Companies: Star Wars: The Force Awakens was produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Bryan Burk, and J.J Abrams. production companies involved are Lucasfilm ltd. and Bad Robot Productions. The film was also distributed by Walt Disney Studios and Motion Pictures.

Director: J.J Abrams.

Screen Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J Abrams, Michael Arndt.

Actors:

Daisy Ridley: Rey

John Boyega: Finn

Harrison Ford: Han Solo

Oscar Isaac: Poe Dameron

Carrie Fisher: Princess Leia

Adam Driver: Kylo Ren

Gwendoline Christie: Captain Phasma

Mark Hamill: Luke Skywalker

Lpita Nyong'o: Maz Kanata

Domhnall Gleeson: General Hux

Budget: $306 million (gross)

$245 million (net)

Locations: England, Ireland, Iceland and United Arab Emirates.

Greenlight Date: 30th October 2012

Screens Shown On: Opening weekend: 5337

Critical Reactions: TomatoMeter: 92% Average Rating: 8.2/10

Reviews Counted: 360

Fresh: 332

Rotten: 28

Audience Score: 89% liked it, Average Rating: 4.3/5

User Rating: 219,200

Box Office: Worldwide opening weekend and single weekend gross: 529 million.

USA and Canada: opening weekend and single weekend gross: 247.97

China: Chinese box office tracking service Ent Group reported a different gross of $30.7 million (including $2.88 million from previews) from just under 78,900 screenings from a total of 4.48 million ticket sales. Other Chinese sources have the film open to $32.1 million.

Music (composer of score/ soundtrack): Released: December 18, 2015

Studio: Sony Pictures Studios

Label: Walt Disney

Producer: John Williams

Marketing: Walt Disney Studios and Lucasfilm released a digital collection of the first six movies, remastered in high definition, through Amazon and iTunes in April. The Force Awakens, the seventh of the series, opens in theaters December 18. Early ticket sales for the film have broken IMAX records at $6.5 million, outpacing past frontrunners such as The Dark Knight Rises and Avengers. Co-branded promotions for The Force Awakens include TV commercials for Kohl’s Black Friday sales and Verizon. According to Ad Age, at least $66 million has been shelled out for promotional TV time and those numbers are still rising. "Force Friday" (September 4, 2015) marked the midnight unveiling of new Star Wars: The Force Awakens toys to the public at retailer locations like Target, The Disney Store, Toys 'R Us, etc. According to NPD, every $1 of $11 spent that weekend went toward a Star Wars toy. The film was also marketed in the traditional mainstream ways such as billboards, posters ads and trailers.

Tie-In Products: There were many products related to the film such lunchboxes, water bottles and children’s toys like light savers and mini characters. There was also lots of clothing on the market such as jumpers and t-shirts.

SFX (Special effects - technology used): Star Wars is a known film series for using special effects such as CGI in a really creative and unique way. For example:  The Imperial TIE Fighter using the same concept of solar-based energy for ion production as NASA craft deep space 1 by the use of solar panels. Most of the sound effects in the film are also special effects. Some of these sounds include, Ray Guns, canons etc. CGI also played a big part in the film because most of the film was built up by visual effects to make the film make sense. The technology involved was for example Solar power, and laser technology.

Any Issues: 

1.  The Force Awakens needed more dry politics and exposition.
2. The characters are too likable and complex in Episode VII.
3. Not every scene was mainly CGI.
4. George Lucas didn’t write and direct.