'Star Wars' has eclipsed the annual GDP of these 10 economies
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Disney/Lucasfilm"Star Wars" is officially the highest-grossing film of all time in the US.
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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:
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines - $729.3 million
- Comoros - $623.8 million
- Dominica - $524.1 million
- Tonga - $434.3 million
- Sao Tome and Principe - $337.4 million
- Federated States of Micronesia - $318.1 million
- Palau - $250.6 million
- Marshall Islands - $186.7 million
- Kiribati - $166.8 million
- 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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