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‘Star Wars’ hits US$2 billion global sales mark
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' is only the third film ever to reach the US$2 billion mark in global ticket sales. – Reuters pic, February 8, 2016."Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has soared to the US$2 billion (RM8.32 billion) mark in global ticket sales, Disney announced Sunday, as the movie landed in fourth place at the North American box office, behind "Kung Fu Panda 3" in the top spot.
The latest "Star Wars" franchise became only the third film ever to reach the US$2 billion mark, and is only the second to do so in a first release, Disney said in a statement.
It also set a domestic record with US$900 million in ticket sales on Wednesday, making it "the only film in history to reach this milestone," Disney reported.
Weekend estimates showed that it would rake in US$6.9 million Friday through Sunday for a grand total of US$906 million since its debut last year. – AFP, February 8, 2016.
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