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Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailers

Campaign · 2014 · Niche

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Lucasfilm reported over 112 million online plays for the final trailer in its first day.

Original · Lucasfilm / Star Wars
Trailer · Star Wars on YouTube
Trailer · Star Wars on YouTube
Official theatrical poster, revealed before the full trailer and ticket launch.
Lucasfilm
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser
Star Wars on YouTube
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer (Official)
Star Wars on YouTube
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser #2
Star Wars on YouTube
Star Wars: The Force Awakens second trailer sets YouTube world record
Guinness World Records
<em>STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS</em> Trailer to Debut During Halftime on ESPN’s <em>Monday Night Football</em>
ESPN / Lucasfilm
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Presales Crash Movie Ticket Sites
The Hollywood Reporter
'Star Wars: Force Awakens' Trailer Viewed 112 Million Times 24 Hours
The Hollywood Reporter
Thank You for a Historic Star Wars: The Force Awakens Week
Lucasfilm / StarWars.com
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Advance Ticket Sales Cross Historic $100M
The Hollywood Reporter
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TIME

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How it works
ReachNo data yetContagion35Breadth70Velocity0Longevity3538

Numbers

Seed to milestone
11 months
Nov 28 ’14 to Oct 20 ’15
Platforms
8
Started on YouTube
Leverage
3.9×
$2.07B on $533.2M budget

Mechanics

  • Response chainPrimary
  • Mystery & lore
  • Platform jump
  • Press loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

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The first teaser appeared online and in cinemas, prompting fan remakes and reaction videos. Disney coordinated a TV launch of the full trailer as presales crashed ticket sites. Lucasfilm reported over 112 million online plays in a day.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

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  1. November 2014

    Lucasfilm precursor · Nov 24 ’14

    Lucasfilm announced that an 88-second teaser would play in 30 North American cinemas on November 28.[1]

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens Official Teaser
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  2. Star Wars / Lucasfilm seed · Nov 28 ’14

    Lucasfilm released the first teaser online and in cinemas.[2][3]

  3. The Verge press · Nov 28 ’14

    The Verge embedded the teaser and described its online and theatrical debut.[3]

  1. platform jump · Nov 29 ’14

  2. platform jump · Nov 29 ’14

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Origin
Mixed
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Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
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