--- title: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Trailer Goes Viral description: The Force is strong with this one canonical: https://time.com/3615803/star-wars-episode-vii-force-awakens-trailer/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-12-03T13:25:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:14:58.004Z og:title: Basically Everyone Watched the New Star Wars Trailer og:description: The Force is strong with this one og:url: https://time.com/3615803/star-wars-episode-vii-force-awakens-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0b5248e2c21a907/69876b86524fc0f139deb08e/starwars545c12e2a0f19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Star Wars: The Force Awakens og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Basically Everyone Watched the New Star Wars Trailer twitter:description: The Force is strong with this one twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0b5248e2c21a907/69876b86524fc0f139deb08e/starwars545c12e2a0f19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Basically Everyone Watched the New _Star Wars_ Trailer ## Video: Watch a Supercut Trailer of All The Star Wars Episodes So Far [Watch (HLS stream): Watch a Supercut Trailer of All The Star Wars Episodes So Far](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/iwaGdW9s.m3u8) (1:31)  _Published 2014-11-26. Episodes VII_ by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Dec 3, 2014 1:25 PM UTC  by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Dec 3, 2014 1:25 PM UTC The first trailer for the latest _Star Wars_ installment is [on pace to be the most watched movie trailer ever](http://blog.zefr.com/2014/star-wars-trailer-fastest-growing-ever/). Since its release on Friday, the trailer for _Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens_ has already amassed more than 60 million views, according to data by ZEFR, the YouTube marketing blog. That’s the best first week of any trailer in 2014\. The 90-second trailer has been [parodied](http://time.com/3610400/star-wars-force-awakens-lego-trailer/) in Lego and [reviewed](http://time.com/3609579/star-wars-force-awakens-trailer/) since its release, and everything points to the J.J. Abrams-directed movie being a blockbuster sensation. _Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens_ arrives in theaters on Dec. 18, 2015. 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