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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Breaks Box Office Records

Star Ware: The Force AwakensStar Wars: The Force Awakens shattered numerous box-office records over the weekend, grossing $238 million in North America — the biggest opening of all time, not accounting for inflation — for a global launch of $517 million. The previous biggest domestic opening was this summer’s Jurassic World with $208.8 million.

The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 20, are as follows:

RANKTITLEDISTRIBUTOR NAMEREVENUE# OF LOCATIONS*LOC AVGCUME REVENUE
1Star Wars: The Force AwakensDisney$238,000,0004,13457,571$238,000,000
2Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip20th Century Fox$14,400,0003,6533,941$14,400,000
3SistersUniversal$13,417,8602,9624,530$13,417,860
4Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, TheLionsgate$5,650,0002,6532,129$254,438,774
5CreedWarner Bros.$5,085,0002,4332,090$87,900,073
6Good Dinosaur, TheDisney$4,232,0002,7551,536$96,546,068
7KrampusUniversal$3,781,7452,3711,595$34,812,400
8In The Heart Of The SeaWarner Bros.$3,465,0003,1031,116$18,600,095
9DilwaleUTV Communications$1,900,0002687,089$1,900,000
10Bajirao MastaniEros Entertainment$1,700,0003045,592$1,700,000
11SpotlightOpen Road$1,483,1678251,797$22,861,193
12SpectreSony$1,445,0001,2251,179$193,921,132

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