'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' takes the world by storm - set to break records

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to break record because it is on course to make more money than any other film by the end of the week - 12 days after the initial release. Forbes predicts that the 7th installment of the science-fiction adventure is set to pass the $1 billion mark in the box office charts around the world. The earlier record had been set by Jurassic World earlier this year when it hit $1 billion in 13 days.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 24 December 2015.

The film directed by J.J. Abrams has made $528m globally in the first week.
The impact of this sci-fi movie in the UK was not as much as James Bond’s Spectre which is believed to be the most successful ever opener.
Incidentally, the latest Star Wars film has received rave reviews which will reinvigorate the almost 40-year-old franchise launched in 1977 and could become the first film to make more than $3bn in ticket sales. The movie has been selected as The Associated Press Entertainer of the Year and is amassing support for Academy Awards consideration.
The American Film Institute has selected it as one of its 10 best movies of the year, and the Critics' Choice Awards added it as an 11th best picture nominee. Obviously, hopes rise that The Force Awakens could be a viable Oscar contender.

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This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 13 October 2015.

From being a child actor she made her way to stardom. She credits it to her strong work ethic and it got even stronger because she had to work in a very adult environment and it was expected that she behave like an adult.
She admitted that she was bullied at school and there was jealousy all around her since she was on TV – but, such bullying made her mentally strong. She had the goal before her of what she wanted to become and the bullying helped fuel her dream.
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This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 13 August 2015.

Bond starts to uncover the existence of a sinister organization, Spectre, and infiltrates a secret meeting. Then he returns to London, to enlist the help of Moneypenny and Q to seek out Swann, the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White. He could be holding the clue to untangle the web of Spectre.
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