Now that kids are off school for the Christmas holidays, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is really feeling the effect at the box office. The J.J. Abrams helmed release is going to sail past the $300 million mark in North America a little later today after earning $40.1 million yesterday, a figure which decimates the current record held by Spider-Man 2's $27.7 million back in 2004. As of right now, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is nearly 40% ahead of Spider-Man 2 and over 25% ahead of Jurassic World. These numbers are obviously huge, and following the movie's $524 million opening weekend at the worldwide box office, it has now passed $610 millon. "Our sole focus has been creating a film that delivers that one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience, and director J.J. Abrams, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy and the Lucasfilm team have outdone themselves," Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said in a statement today. Analysts are beginning to theorise that the movie could beat Avatar, but whatever happens, $2 billion is beginning to look likely...
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