The Force Awakens has set impressive records: In just 20 days after its release, it became the highest-grossing film of all-time (excluding inflation) at the domestic box office, surpassing the $760.50 million generated by Avatar. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy . The results were driven by the phenomenally successful Star Wars: The Force Awakens , which opened in domestic theaters on Dec. 18 and has smashed countless box office records.