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'Star Wars' has eclipsed the annual GDP of these 10 economies

Jan 7, 2016, 19:05 IST

"Star Wars" is officially the highest-grossing film of all time in the US.
On Wednesday, after being in theaters for just 20 days, Star Wars surpassed the "Avatar's" $760.50 million record from 2009.That amount is literally greater than the annual gross domestic product of these 10 countries, according to the 2014 figures from the World Bank:
  1. St. Vincent and the Grenadines - $729.3 million
  2. Comoros - $623.8 million
  3. Dominica - $524.1 million
  4. Tonga - $434.3 million
  5. Sao Tome and Principe - $337.4 million
  6. Federated States of Micronesia - $318.1 million
  7. Palau - $250.6 million
  8. Marshall Islands - $186.7 million
  9. Kiribati - $166.8 million
  10. Tuvalu - $37.8 million
The movie also holds the record for the biggest opening day at the domestic box office with $119.1 million, biggest opening weekend at the domestic box office with $247.96 million, and various others.

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