As expected, Star Wars: The Force Awakens blasted its way past its box office competition at hyperspeed, holding the top spot with an opening weekend gross of $247,966,675.
The film vaporized a multitude of records set by previous box office juggernauts, including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Jurassic World, and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Though it appears Jurassic World will hold on to its “Largest Saturday” title, The Force Awakenscrushed records for ticket sales in December on a single day and December opening weekend sales. The Force Awakens also easily snatched the title of fastest film to earn $100 million — what took Jurassic World two days, Star Wars did in just one.
The reason The Force Awakens did not surpass Jurassic World for the largest opening weekend worldwide is because the former did not open in China.
It is likely that the latest Star Wars installment will unseat Avatar as the largest all-time grossing film. Continue reading