Just so we’re all on the same page. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is now the record holder for biggest ever opening weekend at $240 million. That beats this year’s “Jurassic World.”

However, “Jurassic World” holds the title for total global weekend opener, beating “The Force Awakens” by about $7 million. The latter came in at $517 million. Someone in a foreign land didn’t hold up their part of the bargain.

So now “Star Wars” has been seen by at least 25 million people in the U.S. in one weekend. That’s saying an average movie ticket is $10. That includes IMAX and 3D, with major cities at higher prices.

That’s more than a third of the number of people– 65 million– who voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election.

Think about that for a minute.

The moviegoers have awakened. And they’ve gone in droves to “Star Wars.” Last night (including $57 mil from Thursday previews), “The Force Awakens” reaped more than $120 million and set a record for all time Friday night openings.

Now Disney– which spent months hedging bets with statements that this wouldn’t happen in case it really didn’t– is predicting $200-$225 $250 million for the weekend. That will also be the biggest opening ever.

Already, not counting last night, the J.J. Abrams extravaganza has well over $250 million in the bank including international receipts. And that’s just the beginning.

Disney, Abrams, Lucas, plus the three original stars– Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Mark Hamill– are all giving thanks this morning. Even Carrie’s dog, Gary, must be smiling.

Clint Eastwood had Warner Bros.’ biggest hit last year– “American Sniper.”  He’s also been with Warner Bros. since Bugs Bunny was eating strained carrots. And he’s 85 years old. So you’d think he’d be rewarded.

But last night WB announced a punishment of sorts for Clint: they are releasing his “Sully” Sullenberger movie starring Tom Hanks on September 9, 2016.

So this means that “Sully” will open on the second day of the Toronto Film Festival, not that it’s going to be in the festival but meaning that it won’t be, and that TIFF publicity can’t help it. “Sully” will also not benefit from Telluride, should it be selected. It’s certainly not a selection for the Venice Film Fest. Each of those fests takes place the week before “Sully” opens.

Indeed, the one place where “Sully” would make sense is the New York Film Festival, since Sullenberger bravely landed his plane in the Hudson River. But by the time the NYFF opens, “Sully” will already be three weeks old.

Opening a film on the Friday after Labor Day generally is a bad idea. People have been away for two weeks and are concentrating on school opening.There’ s no time to promote it. And it’s a week too early for big fall previews in magazines and newspapers.

This past September, no “important” movie opened until the 18th– “Black Mass” and “Sicario.” On September 4th, the biggest title was Robert Redford in the indie drama “A Walk in the Woods.”

Could “Sully” really be that bad? Anything’s possible, I guess. But what a disappointment for everyone involved if so.

I can’t even imagine how upset the people are who made Robert Zemeckis’s “The Walk” — starting with Zemeckis himself. With a rotten title and no marketing, “The Walk” turned out to be the great box office disaster and missed opportunity of the 2015 season.

“The Walk” was based on the documentary “Man on Wire” about Philippe Petit’s 1974 high wire walk between the two World Trade Center buildings. No one knew this because the title was so awful– I mean, why wasn’t it called “High Wire Act” or “Wire Walker”? “The Walk” made it sound like it someone was talking a walk across the street. So boring.

The other person besides Zemeckis who should be upset about how this movie was botched is actor Joseph Gordon Levitt. Speaking French, performing acrobatics and magic, walking on a wire, Levitt is spectacular in this role. He should be up for Oscars and Golden Globes and all the rest of it. He’s quite brilliant as Petit. But now he’s forgotten.

“The Walk” scored an 85 on Rotten Tomatoes– very high. It also opened the New York Film Festival. It should have been held then til November, with a hefty marketing build up touting it as an awards movie. Instead, “The Walk” sneaked into theaters before the New York Film Festival was even over– on September 30th– and died. Budgeted at $35 million– so maybe $50 mil in reality–the film failed miserably. It earned $10.1 mil in the US and $32.1 mil abroad. The DVD release is set for January 5th.

This film boasted amazing editing, cinematography, and production design. Every single review singled out the people responsible for making the last half hour– which re-creates the late lamented Twin Towers, and Petit’s adventure on the high wire between them– in a stunning fashion. I watched it on DVD (because frankly little effort was made to screen it back in September). I wish I’d seen it in 3D, which is supposed to be amazing. I also loved Alan Silvestri’s score.

But what can you? “The Walk” just flopped and vanished. I’m afraid Sony’s “Concussion” is about to suffer the same fate. What a shame. The spectacle of “The Walk” — the title was just awful– would come in handy right now. If you’re in the Academy, and have the DVD, I urge you to watch it. The first hour is slow going but the pay off is incredible.

“Star Wars” had a huge night last night, opening to $57 million. The previous record was $43 million for the final “Harry Potter” movie.

Today is the real opening day, which means millions of people will learn the truth about a lot of the characters and their fates. The problem will be keeping it all a secret so new waves of fans can be surprised by the revelations.

And there are many, with one in particular that isn’t unveiled until about 45 minutes in. That reveal ties to a climactic event later on that will keep audiences on tenterhooks until the next episode is released.

Also happening today will be the making of movie stars. Daisy Ridley and John Boyega are totally unknown. But they won’t be able to walk in the street by tomorrow morning without attracting crowds. Ridley in particular is about to become a superstar. She is LITERARLLY the star of this “Star Wars.” Just crazy. Hopefully she can remain calm, cool, and collected, and have a real career. But it’s going to be hard.

Wait for a lot of magazine stories titled “Inside Daisy Ridley.” This will be a reference to a Natalie Wood movie no young person has ever heard of, “Inside Daisy Clover.” I’m claiming it first.