Watch ‘Star Wars’ Fans in Costume and Out of Their Minds on Opening Night (Exclusive Video)

“I was kinda hyperventilating and started to cry in the theater before the credits even started,” one excited fan tells TheWrap

The most anticipated movie in Hollywood history, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” opened Thursday night, sending frenzied fans into the stratosphere.

“I was kinda hyperventilating and started to cry in the theater before the credits even started,” Kelsey Ledford, a 26-year-old web developer from Los Angeles, told TheWrap after the first Thursday night screening at the AMC Century 15 in Los Angeles.

Ledford, one of many fans who dressed as their favorite characters from the franchise, said she worked for a solid nine months on her costume as Rey, the new heroine of “The Force Awakens.”

Just how big of a “Star Wars” geek is she?

“Well, I just moved into this new apartment and I already themed half of the rooms with ‘Star Wars,’” she said.

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