<P> Star Wars : The Force Awakens was widely anticipated , and Disney backed the film with extensive marketing campaigns . It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14 , 2015 before its wide release in the United States on December 18 . The film received highly positive reviews from critics , with praise aimed at its ensemble cast , Abrams ' direction , musical score , visual effects , and action sequences , although it received criticism for being derivative of the original trilogy . The film broke various box office records and became , unadjusted for inflation , the highest - grossing installment in the franchise , the highest - grossing film in North America , the highest - grossing film of 2015 , and the third - highest - grossing film of all time , with a worldwide gross of over $2 billion and a net profit of over $780 million . It received five Academy Award nominations and four British Academy Film Award nominations , where it won the award for Best Special Visual Effects . It was followed by The Last Jedi in December 2017 , with a third film scheduled for release in 2019 . </P>
<P> Star Wars : The Force Awakens was widely anticipated , and Disney backed the film with extensive marketing campaigns . It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14 , 2015 before its wide release in the United States on December 18 . The film received highly positive reviews from critics , with praise aimed at its ensemble cast , Abrams ' direction , musical score , visual effects , and action sequences , although it received criticism for being derivative of the original trilogy . The film broke various box office records and became , unadjusted for inflation , the highest - grossing installment in the franchise , the highest - grossing film in North America , the highest - grossing film of 2015 , and the third - highest - grossing film of all time , with a worldwide gross of over $2 billion and a net profit of over $780 million . It received five Academy Award nominations and four British Academy Film Award nominations , where it won the award for Best Special Visual Effects . It was followed by The Last Jedi in December 2017 , with a third film scheduled for release in 2019 . </P>
when did star wars the last jedi cone out
when did star wars the last jedi cone out
December 2017
December 2017