LOS ANGELES — (CNN) The Na’vi were no match for the Force.
With Wednesday’s box office totals, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” will overtake 2009’s “Avatar” to become the highest-grossing film in North American history, according to Disney.
The Disney film has so far made $758.2 million in North America in less than three weeks of release. Disney is projecting that with Wednesday’s ticket sales, “The Force Awakens” will pass the $760.5 million that James Cameron’s 3-D sci-fi smash made in its run six years ago.
“The Force Awakens” has broken record on top of record since opening in mid-December. What’s really remarkable about the film’s box office haul is how quickly Han, Luke, and Leia have blasted through the record books.
It took “The Force Awakens” about 20 days to zoom past “Avatar.”
The film now sets it sights on growing its totals around the world where it has so far made $1.55 billion, which already places at #4 on the all-time global list.
And that’s without the second biggest movie market in the world, China. The sci-fi epic opens there this weekend.
If “The Force Awakens” takes off in China, it could have a shot at taking the title of highest-grossing worldwide film ever, a title also held by “Avatar.”
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