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(HOLLYWOOD) — Move over, Avatar: there’s a new Force in town.
Today, Star Wars: The Force Awakens will overtake James Cameron‘s Avatar as the highest-grossing movie of all time in North America, according to the The Hollywood Reporter. JJ Abrams‘ blockbuster sequel has racked up $758.2 million in just 20 days. Avatar earned nearly $750 million during its original seven-month release in 2009.
However, The Hollywood Reporter notes that Avatar is still the king when it comes to the global market: worldwide, it’s earned a staggering $2.78 billion. By comparison, The Force Awakens has so far taken in $1.54 billion globally…but it will rake in even more when it officially opens in China on January 9.
THR reports that experts predict The Force Awakens’ final global tally will be somewhere between $2.2 billion and $2.4 billion, which will make it the #2 movie of all time.
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