"Star Wars 7" revenue reaches billion dollar mark fastest in history

After just 12 days of release, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has reached the revenue milestone of 1.1 billion USD worldwide, breaking the record of "Jurassic World".

“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is still the number one attraction at the box office around the world. During Christmas alone, Part 7 of this legendary blockbuster earned 153.5 million USD in North America, bringing the total revenue in this market after 12 days of release to 544.6 million USD.

In the global market, the revenue of “Star Wars 7” has reached 1.1 billion USD and became the fastest movie to reach the billion dollar mark in history. Previously, the movie holding this billion dollar record was “Jurassic World” when it brought in 1 billion USD in revenue after 13 days of showing in the summer movie season this year. But “Star Wars” only needed 12 days to push “Jurassic World” to 2nd place.

The film's revenue promises to increase rapidly when it is released in the populous Chinese market on January 9.

The two main actors of "Star Wars 7" Daisy Ridley and John Boyega.

Holding the runner-up position in the North American film chart last weekend was the comedy “Daddy’s Home” – marking the reunion of the duo Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg since “The Other Guys” in 2010. With a production budget of 50 million USD, “Daddy’s Home” had a quite successful opening weekend with 38.8 million USD. The film is the story of a mild-mannered radio station director who strives to be the best stepfather to his wife’s two children, but complications arise, promising to bring many laughs to viewers.

Next on the list is the film “Joy” directed by David O. Russell. “Joy” features a cast of Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Bradley Cooper. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes the following year. With a production budget of $60 million, the film earned $17.5 million in its first week of release.

The remaining positions in the Top 10 are “Sisters” with 13.88 million USD; “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” with 12.7 million USD; “Concussion” with 11 million USD; “The Big Short” with 10.52 million USD; “Point Break” with 10.22 million USD; “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2” with 5.3 million USD; “Creed” with 4.6 million USD./.

According to VOV.VN