Fandango Polls Moviegoers for Most Anticipated Movie of 2015, Surprisingly Finds That It Is Not 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'

I know. I was shocked, too.

As we close the door on 2014, movie ticketing service Fandango polled more than 1,000 moviegoers to determine the "most anticipated"s of the coming year, both among movies and actors appearing in 2015 films. To the surprise of probably absolutely no one, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, out on December 15th, was selected as the most-anticipated movie, while Despicable Me spinoff Minions was the top family pick.

Among actors and actresses drawing us to theaters over the next 12 months, Robert Downey Jr. and Jennifer Lawrence were picked as "fan favorites" for their roles in franchise behemoths Avengers: Age of Ultron and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, though Lawrence has some smaller films in the works as well (Joy, which will see her reunite with Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell, and Susanne Bier's Serena).

The Force was with the pick for 2015's highest-anticipated actress: British actress Daisy Ridley, set to make her big debut as the female lead in The Force Awakens. She's been in some TV and shorts before, and one feature film--a horror flick called Scrawl that is currently in post-production and is thinking up ways to capitalize on Star Wars fever at this very moment if it knows what's good for it. Piquing moviegoers' interest even more is the fact that Ridley's character is rumored to be the daughter of Luke and Leia. But we don't know anything about her for certain other than her name (Rey) and the fact that she knows how to ride a landspeeder and rock a Tusken Raider-esque color palette.

Jamie Dornan, star of the sure-to-be-steamy Fifty Shades of Grey, topped the list of the Biggest Male Breakout Stars, with Star Wars' John Boyega (previously of the excellent Attack the Block) coming in at #2. For your perusal, here's the whole list:

Most Anticipated 2015 Movie:

1. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
2. “Avengers: Age of Ultron”
3. “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2”
4. “Fifty Shades of Grey”
5. “Jurassic World”

Fan Favorite Actress in 2015 Movies:

1. Jennifer Lawrence (“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,” “Joy” )
2. Scarlett Johansson (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”)
3. Angelina Jolie (“By the Sea”)
4. Melissa McCarthy (“Spy”)

5. Halle Berry (“Kidnap”)

Fan Favorite Actor in 2015 Movies:
1. Robert Downey, Jr. (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”)
2. Chris Hemsworth (“Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Blackhat,” and “In the Heart of the Sea”)
3. Daniel Craig (“Spectre”)
4. Chris Pratt (“Jurassic World”)
5. Tom Cruise (“Mission Impossible 5”)

Biggest Male Breakout Movie Star, 2015:
1. Jamie Dornan (“Fifty Shades of Grey”)
2. John Boyega (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”)

3. Levi Miller (“Pan”)

4. Neel Sethi (“The Jungle Book”)

5. Tony Jaa (“Furious 7”)

Biggest Female Breakout Movie Star, 2015:
1. Daisy Ridley (“Star Wars: The Force Awakens”)

2. Lily James (“Cinderella,” “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”)

3. Dakota Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey,” “A Bigger Splash”)

4. Kate Mara (“The Fantastic Four,” “The Martian”)

5. Sofia Boutella (“Kingsman: The Secret Service”)

Most Anticipated Family Film of 2015:

1.”Minions”

2. “Cinderella”

3. “Pixar’s Inside Out”

4. “Peanuts”

5. “Pan”