Star Wars is still reaching for the #1 highest grossing movie slot!
Over this past weekend Star Wars: The Force Awakens broke 2 billion dollars worldwide at the box office. Currently sitting at 906 million at the domestic box office, and a little over a billion dollars overseas. This extends The Force Awakens lead at the domestic box office over Avatar by a little under 150 million dollars.
While it is the highest grossing movie at the domestic box office, it still sits at a solid third behind Avatar and Titanic for the highest grossing films of all time, those three also being the only three movies to gross over 2 billion dollars.
While still unclear on if The Force Awakens will overall gross more money than the current top two but even so has set quite a few records, including:
Biggest domestic preview gross (57 million)
Biggest opening week domestically (390.8 million)
Biggest opening day domestically (119.1 million)
Biggest domestic second weekend (149.2 million)
Biggest domestic third weekend (390.8 million)
Biggest opening weekend in 18 territories
Fastest film to $1 billion globally (12 days)
Biggest film of all time in the U.S. and U.K.
The film and everyone should be very proud of how well the film has done. Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Hom said this:
“This is a historic moment for ‘Star Wars,’ for Lucasfilm and for Disney, and all of us here are extremely gratified to be a part of this journey with fans around the world who have made ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakes’ such an extraordinary success. The film’s achievements are truly astounding, and it’s our great honor to relaunch this cinematic galaxy not only for all the devoted decades-long fans but for a new generation who will keep the ‘Star Wars’ legacy alive for many years to come.”
The Force Awakens has been shooting for the top since it hit theaters this past December. It will be a treat to see where the film ends up on the highest grossing films list.
