Topping the weekend for a second straight weekend with an estimated
$153.5 million,
Star Wars is now the second highest grossing domestic release of 2015 with
$544.5 million and the
15th highest grossing worldwide release of all-time. It's also now the record holder for the
largest second weekend of all-time, besting
Jurassic World's previous record by a massive $46.9 million. In fact,
the records are piling up so quickly
it's becoming ridiculous as it is now the fastest movie to cross $100, $150, $200, $300, $350, $400, $450 and $500 million as well as holds the largest three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten day gross. For even more of the over 35 records it now holds
click here.
Force Awakens has topped the two largest weekends of all-time and next weekend the only added competition is the expansion of
Quentin Tarantino's
The Hateful Eight.
Avatar's domestic box office record of $760.5 million is very much in sight as
Force Awakens is currently only $215.9 million shy of that number and has only been in domestic theaters for ten days. The question right now doesn't necessarily seem to be a matter of "if", but "when" followed by "How much?"
