Star Wars: The Force Awakens might have beaten Avatar for the all-time BO crown at the North American box office after only 20 days in release, but the J.J. Abrams-directed blockbuster still has a long way to go in Australia.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is about to crack $70 million at the local BO after racking up a weekend gross of $8.9 million on 324 screens, according to Rentrak estimates.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the highest grossing film for an opening day in Australia and is already half way to achieving the opening weekend record.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens has smashed Australian pre-sales records clocking up more than five times the previous high water mark at Event Cinemas.
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