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The theme of the day: comeback of "Star Wars"
Chewbacca, R2-D2 and of course the Jedi fighter Rey: With these stimulus words everyone knows what it is about: "Star Wars"! On Wednesday it will be time in Germany, too, when "The Rise of Skywalker" starts in cinemas, 42 years after the first film of the saga that director George Lucas invented. The film had its world premiere in Hollywood, and stars such as Harrison Ford and Daisy Ridley were celebrated at the famous Chinese Theater.
Experts predict the rise of Skywalkers for the starting weekend of revenues of $ 200 to 225 million (179 to 224 million euros). He would be one of the most successful in film history.
For Disney, the new episode is further proof of its power in the entertainment industry. The film studio has never been so dominant.
The last chapter of the legendary series is again directed by JJ Abrams. What the film is about will be kept top secret in Germany until tomorrow morning. My colleague Hannah Pilarzyk has already speculated what the Star Warriors fans could expect.
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Stormtrooper at the premiere in Los Angeles
News: What you need to know today
- Real estate sales rise to a record: Apartments and houses are becoming more and more expensive nationwide. The total investment volume for the purchase of real estate in 2018 was EUR 269 billion - a high.
- Boeing in crisis: The aircraft manufacturer initially stops building the 737 Max jets - due to overproduction.
- Johnson wants Brexit without a safety net: The British prime minister plans to prevent the EU from leaving the EU by extending the deadline.
- Musharraf's death penalty: ex-army chief and former president of Pakistan was sentenced by a court for overriding the constitution by imposing a state of emergency in 2007.
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Pervez Musharraf
Opinion: The most discussed comments, interviews, essays
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Boris Johnson: How to win elections
Why conservatives should take an example from Boris Johnson: Right on immigration, rather left in social policy: The prime minister showed how to win elections. Now he will seek compensation with the EU. Read my colleague Michael Sauga's column here.
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Christmas choir
O you painful: lonely, hygienic, morbid - this is how Christmas sounds in the lyrics that Germans prefer to sing under the tree. Death always celebrates. A craze. Read Margarete Stokowski's column here.
THE MIRROR
Harald Schmidt and Daniel
Wait a minute, you're German? The federal government wants to attract foreign specialists to the country. It is high time to do something for the German-Indian understanding. Click here for the video column by Harald Schmidt.
Stories: The most read texts at SPIEGEL +
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From lion to little man with bowler hat: British historian Robert Saunders explains why so many of his countrymen voted for Brexit. They felt like the "Little Man".
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If your child is too fat: Around every seventh child in Germany is overweight; many suffer from diseases that are otherwise only known from adults. What do doctors advise?
The number of the day: 4
In the Bundesliga game against Frankfurt, Schalke goalkeeper Alexander Nübel struck midfielder Mijat Gacinovic. The keeper was now given a fairly mild penalty for the red card: he had to suspend four games.
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Nübel's foul against Gacinovic
My evening: The recommendations for your evening
English week in the Bundesliga: There is also a top game without Bayern. Borussia Dortmund welcomes leaders Leipzig Leipzig (8:30 p.m. at Sky and in the SPIEGEL live ticker, that's how the fan experts predict the match day).
I wish you a nice finishing time.
warmly
Alwin Schröder from the Daily team
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