‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Becomes #1 Film in North America
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ has crossed $800 Million overseas becoming the number one movie in North America.
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Blockbuster movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the highest grossing film of all time in the United States and Canada, Walt Disney Co said. It crossed the $800 million mark at overseas box offices on Tuesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, Disney said that domestic ticket sales for the Star Wars movie had reached $758.2 million through Tuesday, and would top the record of $760.5 million set by the 2009 release of Avatar on Wednesday.
The Force Awakens has taken in $1.5 billion so far globally, and is already the fourth highest-grossing movie of all time after just three weeks in release.
To beat the global record haul of $2.8 billion for Avatar, The Force Awakens must play well in China, where it opens on Saturday, box office analysts have said.
The seventh movie in the 40-year-old franchise, The Force Awakens opened at theatres on 16 December, after a mammoth marketing campaign and glowing reviews.
It reunites original cast members Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, as well as introducing new characters who are expected to develop the sci-fi saga through at least three more new movies.
Creator George Lucas sold the franchise to Disney in 2012 for $4.05 billion.
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