"Star Wars 7" is about to break "Avatar's" record for highest-grossing film in history

Revenue from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is still increasing rapidly, possibly taking the title of the highest-grossing film of all time from “Avatar”.

Released 3 weeks ago, but the revenue of the 7th part of the famous “Star Wars” series with the name “The Force Awakens” is completely unrivaled at the box office in and outside the US. Last weekend, in the North American market alone, the film earned 88.3 million USD, bringing the total revenue in this region of the film to 740.4 million USD. “Star Wars 7” is on track to take the title of the highest-grossing film in North America from “Avatar” – 760.5 million USD.

The box office for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is soaring.

On the global box office chart, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has pushed “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2” down to No. 7 to take the No. 6 spot on the list of highest-grossing films of all time, behind “Avatar,” “Titanic,” “Jurassic World,” “Fast & Furious 7” and “Avengers: Age Of Ultron” with $1.5 billion. Next week, the film will be released in China – the world’s second-largest film market. If it is well received by Chinese audiences, the film promises to break “Avatar’s” record of $2.8 billion.

"Avatar" is the highest-grossing movie of all time with a revenue of 2.8 billion USD.

While “Star Wars 7” is dominating the box office, a few films are still bringing in fans and making a decent profit. The comedy “Daddy’s Home” remains No. 2 in North America after two weeks in theaters. Over the weekend, “Daddy’s Home” earned $29 million, bringing its domestic total to $93.7 million. The film marks the reunion of Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg since 2010’s “The Other Guys” in the story of a mild-mannered radio executive who strives to be the best stepfather to his wife’s two children.

Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight" ranked third with $16.2 million. Fourth was "Sisters" starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, earning $12.6 million. The remaining positions in the Top 10 highest-grossing films in North America were "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip" ($11.8 million), "Joy" ($10.4 million), "The Big Short" ($9 million), "Concussion" ($8 million), "Point Break" ($6.85 million), "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2" ($4.6 million).

According to VOV.VN