'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' to topple 'Avatar' soon

���������Seems like the inter-galactic wars have begun! Having left Titanic and Jurassic World far behind in the box-office game, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now set its sights on Avatar.
The space opera sequel is moving up the all-time US box office charts at a record clip and now is poised to overtake the blue aliens as the top-grossing film in history.'Avatar' had 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 the New Year's weekend. It should take the crown from Avatar early next week.
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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.
The film is expected to get a big boost when it premieres in China, the world's second biggest market for film, next week. Depending on how enthusiastically it is received in the People's Republic, 'The Force Awakens' could shoot past Avatar's record $2.8 billion global haul.
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