Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues leave box office records in its wake, with the film setting a Christmas Day record yesterday of $49.3 million in the States, crushing the previous high set by Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes in 2009.
Domestically, The Force Awakens is now the fastest movie to reach $400 million, having banked $440.4 million by close of play yesterday. It is on course to pull in the biggest second weekend haul ever and should cross $500 million in the States and $1 billion globally by Sunday night, taking another record from Jurassic World in the process.
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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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Originally published December 26, 2015. Updated April 15, 2018.
