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Star Wars: The Force Awakens overtakes Spectre to become UK’s biggest film of 2015, hits $1.5 billion worldwide

January 3, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Originally published January 3, 2016. Updated March 2, 2020.

It’s only a matter of time before it does this on a global scale, but Star Wars: The Force Awakens has overtaken Spectre to become the biggest movie of 2015 here in the UK.

Having pulled in £94.06 million so far, The Force Awakens has also surpassed James Cameron’s Avatar to become the second-highest grossing release of all-time in the UK. The record on these shores is held by Skyfall, which earned just shy of £103 million.

SEE ALSO: Official images of Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Force Awakens is currently the seventh-highest grossing film of all time worldwide, with $1.39 billion. It is expected to overtake Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.41 billion), Furious 7 ($1.52 billion) and The Avengers ($1.52 billion) this weekend to climb to fourth on the all-time list.

UPDATE: After pulling in $88.3 million domestically and $96.3 million internationally, The Force Awakens has now overtaken Avengers: Age of Ultron to sit in sixth place in the all-time chart with a global haul of $1.50 billion.

SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Star Wars coverage here

Star Wars: The Force Awakens sees J.J. Abrams directing returning stars Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Harrison Ford (Han Solo), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Kenny Baker (R2-D2), Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) and Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), in addition to Adam Driver (Girls), Oscar Isaac (A Most Violent Year), Andy Serkis (Avengers: Age of Ultron), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina), John Boyega (Attack the Block), Daisy Ridley (Silent Witness), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave), Ken Leung (Lost), Miltos Yerolemou (Game of Thrones), Max von Sydow (The Exorcist), Jessica Henwick (Spirit Warriors), Christina Chong (24: Live Another Day), Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and newcomers Crystal Clarke and Pip Andersen.

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Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News, UK Box Office Tagged With: Spectre, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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