Having vanquished "Titanic" and "Jurassic World," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has set its sights on "Avatar."
The space opera sequel is moving up the all-time domestic box office charts at a record clip and now is poised to overtake those pointy eared blue aliens as the top grossing film in history. "Avatar" earned $760.5 million during its stateside run and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has generated $740.4 million domestically after picking up $88.3 million over New Year's weekend. It should take the crown from "Avatar" early this week.
Globally, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" ranks as the sixth highest-grossing film in history, having earned $1.5 billion worldwide. It should pass "Furious 7" and "Marvel's The Avengers" to become the fourth biggest film in history in the coming days.