Theaters add extra tickets for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- More tickets are available to see "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" as theaters have extra shows to see the film on Friday.

Less than a day after opening, the popular film was setting box office records, and the frenzy over the force continued to grow.

Across the country, theaters were forced to pull other movies off screens to make room for the millions of extra "Star Wars" tickets being sold for the added showings, according to Disney officials.

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