With just days until its general release, Variety reports the newest chapter of the Star Wars saga has already made more than $100 million in advanced ticket sales.

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These staggering pre-sale numbers have Variety's box office analysts projecting a $200 million dollar premiere for The Force Awakens with that number likely shooting up to the stratosphere by the time the holiday season ends. All in all, the first part of the Sequel Trilogy is looking like it'll pay back it's projected $200 million budget in it's first weekend, not to mention a fair chunk of the $4 billion Disney paid for Lucasfilm in 2012 While you won't be able to see Episode VII until December 18th, the film had it's star-studded world premiere Monday night featuring Stormtroopers guarding the red carpet and Joseph Gordon-Levitt dressed up as Yoda . If you're worried the franchise's new hope will turn out to be another Phantom Menace, check out our compilation of spoiler-free reactions gathered from attendees' social media posts.Are you ready for The Force to hurry up and Awaken already? Unleash your hype upon the comments.Sasha Erfanian is a freelancer from Toronto.