Star Wars Breaks $1 Billion Global Sales Record

Move over hamster balls, beefy Chris Pratt, and Bryce Dallas Howard in heels because Star Wars: The Force Awakens just stole a world-record from right under your feet. The sci-fi epic broke new ground when it reached 1 billion dollars in global ticket sales in just 12 days (beating Jurassic World's 13 back in June). Boom.

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