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'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' breaks another box office record!

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' has the biggest Christmas Eve domestic gross with $27.5 million, defeating previous record holder 'Avatar' which took in $11.2 million in 2009.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues to add feats to its list of box office records and now has the biggest Christmas Eve domestic gross with $27.5 million, defeating previous record holder Avatar which took in $11.2 million in 2009.

The seventh installment of the Star Wars saga also broke the opening week domestic box office record, earning $391.1 million after seven days in theatres, reported Ace Showbiz.

The film beat out previous record holder Jurassic World, which took in $296.2 million during its first week at North America box office in May.

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The Star Wars" movie is now the 22nd highest domestic grosser of all time. It outpaced Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II ($381 million), Finding Nemo ($380.8 million) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith ($380.3 million).

The Force Awakens, which stars Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver and Harrison Ford, could earn $35 million-$47 million on Christmas Day, which would easily surpass the $24.6 million opening of Sherlock Holmes on December 25, 2009 to nab the biggest Christmas Day revenue of all time.

So far, the JJ Abrams-directed movie has earned $422.4 million overseas and $391 million at domestic box office, pushing its worldwide total to $813.4 million.

Related read: J Abrams already regrets not directing 'Star Wars: Episode VIII'

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