![]() ![]() The Force Awakens looks set to overtake third-placed Jurassic World ($1.668bn) this weekend, when it opens in China for the first time. In related news, Abrams’ film overtook 2012’s The Avengers on Tuesday to become the fourth-highest-grossing movie of all time at the global box office with $1.54bn in receipts. Both movies are produced by Disney, which also released The Force Awakens. Fans have also complained about difficulties finding figurines of Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow from the Avengers movies and Zoe Saldana’s Gamora from Guardians of the Galaxy. The absence of notable female heroes from toy lines has become something of a theme over the past year. The Rebel Alliance was featured in the original Star Wars trilogy which hit cinemas between 19, while Rey in fact joins up with a successor group referred to as The Resistance in The Force Awakens. Star Wars Episode One Monopoly Apartments and Towers - Monopoly Pieces - Monopoly Houses and Hotels - Star Wars Monopoly Game - Game Pieces Star Seller 5.00 StorytellerGirl Add to cart Over 85 MONOPOLY GAME PIECES Star Wars Toys-R-Us Disney New York Monopoly tokens Updated weekly Star Seller 5. The games maker’s claim was also rather undermined by its apparent failure to grasp the detail of Star Wars factions new and old. But Rey featured heavily in pre-publicity and trailers, with keen Star Wars observers well aware that Ridley’s part was a lead role long before the film hit cinemas. Spoilers were a major concern ahead of the release of The Force Awakens. We are thrilled with the popularity of this compelling character and will continue to look for ways to showcase Rey across all of our product lines.” “Fans will see more Rey product hitting store shelves this month, including 6-inch and 12-inch Rey action figures. “The Star Wars: Monopoly game was released in September, months before the movie’s release, and Rey was not included to avoid revealing a key plot line that she takes on Kylo Ren and joins the Rebel Alliance,” a spokesperson for Hasbro explained. In a statement responding to the furore, Hasbro claimed including Rey, who is portrayed by British actor Daisy Ridley, would have revealed the extent of the Jakku-based scavenger’s involvement in the new instalment of the long-running space saga. ![]()
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