SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The brand new preview for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" made its worldwide debut Monday night and with that new release, there's a fan frenzy as "Star Wars" buffs get ready for the highly anticipated sequel.
Tickets went on sale Monday night, but things did not go smoothly online, which is why a lot of people ended up at the box office.
New scenes from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" stirred up plenty of excitement among "Star Wars" fans, so much so that Fandango and other online ticket sellers became overwhelmed.
"Everything was crashing. I tried four or five different sites just trying to get tickets. I had no idea they were going on sale earlier so I wasn't prepared," said fan Tiffany Germain.
That is why many people headed to the box office. Sundance Kabuki in San Francisco started selling tickets at 7 p.m. For "Star Wars" fans, there was no better feeling than having those tickets in hand.
"It's like hitting the jackpot? It's kind of like hitting the jackpot. It looks like a bunch of receipts, but it's better than gold," said one fan.
Sales this brisk so early on is a bit unusual for movie theaters. "The Force Awakens" opens Dec. 18, two long months away.
Nancy Gribler from Sundance Cinemas said, "When the first 'Sex And The City' film came out, there was a lot of excitement and we started selling about two weeks in advance, but never two months in advance."
To help celebrate the movie's opening, a lightsaber battle is scheduled for the same day on the Embarcadero in San Francisco. So far, 1,500 hundred lightsabers have been reserved. A similar event was held two months ago in New York, but organizers expect San Francisco's to be bigger and better.
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"The lightsaber has been moving faster in San Francisco than in any other city we've done. San Francisco is the geek city by the bay, so of course we're going to like the lightsabers more than anyone else," Lightsaber Battle organizer Kevin Bracken said.
It's proof that the force is strong in the Bay Area.
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