"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" generated huge hype even before its debut, and it is this year's most talked-about movie on Facebook.
It's impossible for anyone who spends a little time online not to have heard of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Even if you're not a "Star Wars" fan, you still see the title everywhere, see various posts, teasers, spoilers, comments and what-not.
People worldwide have been talking about this movie for a good while now, and at least on Facebook, it was the most talked-about movie of 2015. It just hit theaters worldwide, but fans have been talking (and posting) about it for weeks.
Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg officially confirmed that "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" was among the hottest topics on the social network.
"Even before it opened in theaters today, the new Star Wars was the most talked-about movie of the year on Facebook," Sandberg wrote. "[Fifty-three] million people had conversations about Star Wars and more than 35,000 Star Wars events were planned on Facebook in December alone."
That's quite some big hype for a movie, and it's far from over. Then again, it's not just any movie. "Star Wars" is almost a religion for many passionate fans, and its whopping success is completely understandable.
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" already broke opening night box office records in both the U.S. and Canada, dethroning "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" that hit the previous record back in 2011.
With such a great start and such immense hype all over the Internet, not only on Facebook, the movie is set for a remarkable opening weekend and even more people will likely take to social media and other sites to boast about their experience once they see the latest "Star Wars."
Spoilers will keep surfacing, as always, so if you have inconsiderate friends on Facebook and want to see the movie without having the surprise ruined beforehand, you might want to avoid a few of those "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" posts. It goes without saying, you shouldn't post spoilers either. It's just mean.
