Last month Star Wars became the world fastest billion dollar film approx $1B at the global box office.
"This afternoon, with early box office results in, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' became the highest-grossing film of all time in the domestic market," Disney said in a statement.
"'Star' Wars has always been one of the most beloved franchises in all of filmdom...it was just a matter of finally having a deserving sequel to the original trilogy that tipped the scales and topped 'Avatar,'" said Jeff Bock, of industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.
The company said to thanks its fans for helping it reach the milestone saying that without them "there is no Star Wars."
"There has indeed been an awakening and it's all thanks to you," it said.
At $1.56 billion in global earnings, "The Force Awakens" still has some work ahead to overtake "Avatar" ($2.79 billion) or another Cameron blockbuster, "Titanic" ($2.19 billion).
Top5 Most Billion Dollars Earning Movies are as follows:
1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
2. Avatar (2009)
3. Titanic (1997)
4. Jurassic World (2015)
5. Marvel's The Avengers (2012)
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