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The Force remains wide-awake at the worldwide box office. Star Wars: The Force Awakens grossed a record-breaking $88.3 million in North America over New Year’s weekend to close out the holidays with $740.3 million domestically and $1.51 billion globally for Disney and Lucasfilm. Domestically, it’s the biggest third weekend in history for any film.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, January 3, are as follows:
| RANK | TITLE | DISTRIBUTOR NAME | REVENUE | # OF LOCATIONS* | LOC AVG | CUME REVENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Disney | $88,300,000 | 4,134 | 21,359 | $740,266,000 |
| 2 | Daddy’s Home | Paramount | $29,000,000 | 3,342 | 8,677 | $93,684,495 |
| 3 | Hateful Eight, The | The Weinstein Company | $16,240,000 | 2,474 | 6,564 | $29,577,963 |
| 4 | Sisters | Universal | $12,582,050 | 2,978 | 4,225 | $61,705,430 |
| 5 | Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip | 20th Century Fox | $11,800,000 | 3,474 | 3,396 | $67,376,600 |
| 6 | Joy | 20th Century Fox | $10,400,000 | 2,924 | 3,556 | $38,721,500 |
| 7 | Big Short, The | Paramount | $9,000,000 | 1,588 | 5,667 | $32,978,000 |
| 8 | Concussion | Sony | $8,000,000 | 2,841 | 2,815 | $25,370,000 |
| 9 | Point Break | Warner Bros. | $6,845,000 | 2,910 | 2,352 | $22,430,000 |
| 10 | Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, The | Lionsgate | $4,625,000 | 1,485 | 3,114 | $274,222,959 |
| 11 | Good Dinosaur, The | Disney | $4,004,000 | 1,735 | 2,307 | $114,715,000 |
| 12 | Creed | Warner Bros. | $3,900,000 | 1,375 | 2,836 | $103,457,000 |
