"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has stayed spectacular, dominating U.S. moviegoing on Christmas Eve with $27.1 million at 4,134 locations on its seventh day of release.
The space saga racked up $391.1 million in its first week — obliterating the record of $296.2 million set in June by the first week of "Jurassic World."
"The Force Awakens" is already the 22nd highest domestic grosser of all time. Its Christmas Eve grosses pushed it past the notable hits "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" ($381 million), "Finding Nemo" ($380.8 million) and "Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith" ($380.3 million).
On Christmas Eve, "The Force Awakens" took in 13 times the amount of its closest rivals, Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Trip" with $2 million at 3,653 sites in its seventh day and Paramount's "The Big Short" with $1.7 million at 1,585 theaters on its second day in wide release.
Internationally, the seventh Star Wars has hit $422.4 million, bringing its global box office receipts to $813.5 million. The pic should surpass the $1 billion worldwide mark by the end of the Christmas weekend, setting yet another record as the fastest to hit the 10-figure milestone.