BY ASHISH VALENTINE, RIANE LENZNER-WHITE AND SHALAYNE PULIA
Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke box office records over the weekend, earning nearly $250 million in North America, based on studio estimates.
Four decades after the first Star Wars hit theaters, different generations have approached the latest film in very different ways.
The new "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" takes a backwards glance to the 1977 original, based on a look at the trailers, and the presence of the film's first stars, Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher.
A University of Illinois media professor says the early look at a "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" probably reflects nostalgia as well as the fans' reactions to the prequels that came out after the original trilogy.
