'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' crosses two more major milestones

NEW YORK, NY (KTRK) -- The newest installment of the 'Star Wars' franchise has reached two more milestones.[br /][br /]In its eighth week of release, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' celebrates its surpassing $900 million at the North American box office, the only film in history to reach this milestone.[br /][br /]Meanwhile, the film's producers are also observing its crossing of $2 billion in sales globally, becoming only the third film in history to reach the milestone and just the second to do it in its original release.[br /][br /]Alan Horn, chairman of the The Walt Disney Studios, says the achievement is historic.[br /][br /]"It's our great honor to relaunch this cinematic galaxy not only for all the devoted decades-long fans but for a new generation who will keep the Star Wars legacy alive for many years to come."[br /][Ads /][br /]The movie has also set the following records:[br /][br /][b]Biggest domestic preview gross:[/b] $57 million[br /]Biggest opening day domestically:[/b] $119.1 million[br /]Biggest domestic second weekend:[/b] $149.2 million[br /]Biggest domestic third weekend:[/b] $90.2 million[br /]Biggest opening week domestically:[/b] $390.8 million[br /]Biggest opening weekend in 18 territories:[/b] U.K. (4-day), Australia, Russia, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Austria, Poland (3-day), Denmark (5-day), Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia, Ukraine, Iceland, Serbia, New Zealand[br /]Fastest film to $1B globally (12 days)[br /]Biggest film of all time in the U.S. and the U.K.[br /][/b][br /][br /][i]The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of this station. [/i]