Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sets New Box Office Record

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sets New Box Office Record

Posted December 21, 2015 04:57 PM by Webmaster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has set a new box office record. According to Disney's final numbers, which were revealed this afternoon, global ticket sales for the latest Star Wars film grossed $528 million. The previous record holder was Jurassic World with $525 million.

In North America, the film's weekend numbers were just as impressive. In the United States and Canada, the film generated $248 million in ticket sales.

After the impressive numbers were revealed, Universal Pictures, Steven Spielberg, Colin Trevorrow, and Frank Marshall shared the following image on Twitter: