The latest trailer for the latest Star Wars installment - Star Wars: The Force Awakens has been released and the force is very strong with this one. Director J.J. Abrams introduced the new teaser trailer at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this week and it reveals a lot more than the first teaser. Some old faces appear including Han Solo, Chewbacca and R2-D2 along with the destroyed mask of Darth Vader while Mark Hamill, reprising the role of Luke Skywalker does a voiceover.
Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens is tipped to be the third highest grossing film of all time.
American wealth management company, Morgan Stanley, has crunched the figures on the Disney instalment of the sci-fi franchise which opens on December 17.
Morgan Stanley's Benjamin Swinburne estimates it will rake inUS$1.95 billion (NZ$2.82 billion) in ticket sales globally when it opens.
If correct, Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens will finish just behind Avatar and Titanic in world record box office sales.
Swinburne, according to Deadline.com, estimates US consumers will spend $US650 million at the box office while another $US1.3 billion will roll in from overseas moviegoers.
