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“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” broke the $760.5 million record for U.S. and Canadian ticket sales set by 2009’s “Avatar,” giving the Walt Disney Co. blockbuster bragging rights over the biggest film market in the world.
“The Force Awakens,” the seventh film in the series and the first since Disney acquired franchise creator Lucasfilm in 2012, has taken in an additional $800 million in international territories, Disney said in a statement Wednesday. The movie broke the record for the highest-grossing opening weekend after its Dec. 18 U.S. release.