Box Office: 'Star Wars' Makes Christmas History; 'Daddy's Home,' 'Joy' Strong

Will Smith's 'Concussion' and 'Point Break' also open nationwide alongside Jennifer Lawrence-starrer 'Joy' and 'Daddy's Home,' which re-teams Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg.

The continuing might of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is making for a very merry Christmas at the North American box office.
According to early returns, Force Awakens could earn $35 million-$47 million from 4,134 theaters on Friday, blasting past the $24.6 million opening of Sherlock Holmes on Dec. 25, 2009 to secure the biggest Christmas Day gross of all time. To boot, overall revenue is also expected to hit a record for Dec. 25, when moviegoing surges in the afternoon.
For the weekend, conservative estimates show Force Awakens earning $120 million-$150 million, meaning it will finish Sunday with a North American cume well north of $500 million, the second-best showing of the year to date behind Jurassic World ($652.3 million). It would also mark the biggest second weekend in history (Jurassic World is the current record-holder with $106 million).