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Warning Hollywood blockbusters of the past—there's a new Death Star in town taking aim at your record.

Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens is [thrashing](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-851359) one record after the next as it gallops up lists of most successful movies of all time, according to the Hollywood *[Reporter](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-star-wars-force-851359)*.

As of Monday, the J.J. Abrams’ film had reached $571.4 million in North America. Soon, it is likely to be only the fifth film in history to top $600 million domestically, in addition to The Avengers ($623 million), Jurassic World ($652 million), Titanic ($659 million) and Avatar ($760.5 million), not adjusted for inflation. Observers predict The Force Awakens could knock Avatar off its perch by the end of New Year’s weekend, The Hollywood *Reporter* reports. All this despite the movie being panned by an exceedingly unimpressed r[eviewer for the Vatican newspaper](https://time.com/4161601/vatican-star-wars-force-awakens-review/).

On Monday, having raked in $1.16 billion globally, the film took the number 10 spot in the list of all time top grossing flicks. On Sunday it became the fastest film in history to top $1 billion at the box office worldwide—and Star Wars doesn’t open in China until January 9.

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