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The film, which rebooted the "Star Wars" franchise, garnered
the biggest opening weekend both domestically and
internationally, and pushed Disney's 2015 box office gross past
the $5 billion mark.
"The Force Awakens" opened in some international markets on Dec.
16 before rolling out in U.S. and Canada from the night of Dec.
17. It has set box office records for biggest opening in
countries including the United Kingdom, Australia and Russia.
The film smashed through the previous biggest global box office
opening record, $524 million set by Universal Pictures'
"Jurassic World" earlier this year.
Disney's slate of hit films this year has included Marvel's
"Avengers: Age of Ultron" and "Ant-Man," Pixar animation "Inside
Out" and live action fairytale "Cinderella."
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Alistair Bell)
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