News: Star Wars Is Shattering All Box Office Records

Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now grossed more than $544 million domestically and another $546 million internationally, totaling over $1 billion in worldwide ticket sales in just twelve days.

The sequel topped the weekend for a second straight time with an estimated $153.5 million. It now stands as the second highest grossing domestic release of 2015 with $544.5 million and the 15th highest grossing worldwide release of all-time. It is also the record holder for the largest second weekend of all-time, beating out this summer's Jurassic World's previous record by a massive $46.9 million.

The records are astronomical as it is now the fastest movie to cross $100, $150, $200, $300, $350, $400, $450 and $500 million as well as holds the largest three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten day gross.

Avatar's domestic box office record of $760.5 million is very much in sight as Star Wars: The Force Awakens is currently only $215.9 million away from that number and has only been in domestic theaters for ten days.

Paramount's Daddy's Home came in second with an above expectations haul of  an estimated $38.8 million and a second place finish.

In third was Joy, the latest film from David O. Russell and his troupe of actors led by Jennifer Lawrence alongside Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, which garnered $17.5 million.

The Will Smith drama Concussion was fourth with $11 million.

Expanding wide this weekend, Adam McKay's The Big Short brought in an estimated $10.5 million from 1,585 theaters, which beat out the Warner Bros. Point Break remake, which garnered a low estimated $10.2 million for the three day weekend.

Source: Box Office Mojo