Star Wars: The Force Awakens has unseated Avatar to become the top film of all time in North America, Disney says.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens has set the domestic box office record with $764.4 million and counting, Walt Disney Studios released on Thursday.
“This story was first published on CNN.com, “‘Star Wars: “The Force Awakens’ to become biggest film in United States history today”. The blockbuster also crossed its $800 million mark at the global box office on Wednesday, according to the company.
Gone with the Wind still stands as the highest-grossing film of all time when inflation is taken into account. At this rate, The Force Awakens will definitely surpass Avatar’s worldwide box office record as well.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, it seems that The Force Awakens will now hold the title of being the biggest movie ever in North America. In response, a huge thank you was published by the franchise to fans for the utmost and unending support.
This photo provided by Disney/Lucasfilm shows Daisy Ridley, right, as Rey, and BB-8, in a scene from the film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, directed by J.J. Abrams. Last summer’s “Jurassic World” is the only other picture ahead of Star Wars, with $1.67 billion at the box office.
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This means that the movie will likely continue to bring in sales, pushing the record higher and giving reason to believe that the new figure will not be broken for many generations to come. Avatar still holds the worldwide gross record at $2.788 billion. Disney also said it is the fastest film to earn $1 billion globally (in only 12 days).
