The juggernaut that is The Force Awakens will surpass Jurassic World’s $652.3 million domestic gross mark within a few days. It is also expected to fly by Titanic’s $658.7 million mark. This will give the Star Wars film a solid place in second, behind Avatar’s $760.5 million first place seat. So far, the film has garnered over $1.3 billion globally, with no significant signs of slowing down.
However, there has been a slight controversy for George Lucas’ recent comments about the film and its studio. He later apologised for his inappropriate analogy after showing seller’s remorse. It is already well known that Lucas had sold the rights to the Star Wars franchise to Disney for $4 billion.
But Star Wars wasn’t the only buzz in the box office as others took stage over the holiday break. Paramount’s Daddy’s Home pulled in $5.9 million, pushing the number to $64.7 million in total. The Big Short earned $2.1, bringing it a total of $24 million. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, alongside Joy, earned around $3.2 million each. The Chipmunks sequel has so far generated $55.6 million in total, while Joy racked up $28.3 million after debuting on Christmas.
To round things up in the box office, The Hateful Eight has taken in a total of $13.3 million after debuting in select theatres. Now with a wider national release, the numbers will add up significantly. Finally, Point Break suffers a huge loss by only picking up $15.6 million. This is a film that was made for $105 million. Surely, one of the most ill-advised remakes to date.