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all right. we're here in our mystery science theater viewing -- viewing area. >> that's right. >> first off, okay, okay, okay. we can stop right there. actually, keep going. roll a little further. roll -- this shot. this shot. stop it. stop it. stop it right there. first of all, that shot, that shot alone, which appeals to be some massive imperial vessel in the background. >> star destroyer. >> star destroyer, of course. that shot alone is awesomer than anything in the last three movies. that single shot is awesomer than three movies so far. >> this year, "star wars" episode 7 was so anticipated, we did a whole segment on the first trailer. when i said that shot was awesomer than the last three movies so far, i was, of course, referring to those dreadful prequels. last night, i finally saw "star wars: the force awakens." i'm now part of the capital "c" conversation. the movie is on track to be the highest grossing movie of all time, but there are a lot of other big cultural moments from
the box office. that's thanks to the force, dinosaurs and stranded astronauts. the 2015 u.s. box office has crossed the $11 billion mark for the first time in history. talk about 11 billion dollars. that's partially because of inflation, oh, and a little movie called "star wars" "the force awakens" the film has shattered records and property in more than $540 million the last few weeks. but the record breaking really stretched out over the spire year, thanks to films like "jurassic world" and my favorites "the martian" a new year's terror plot in belgium. the men are members of a biker gang with ris history to a growing investigation. it's known as gangster jihadism where muslims are radicalized in prison and spread the ideology to old friends when they get out. let's go to cnn erin mclaughlin, is there any indication how close they were to this plot in
calling for rahm emanuel to quit after the shooting death of laquan mcdonald. a lot of questions about what happens next in the city. miguel and christine. ryan, thank you for that. have you seen the "star wars" movie? a little thing called "star wars." took 12 days to reach $1 billion. "the force awakens" hits records at the box office. why the reign is far from over. next.
broncos say they support him 100%. the colts call the report utterly ridiculous. dr. dale gaier of the institute calls the claims extremely disturbing and simply not true. even charley sly himself, the man the documentary -- >> there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera says. >> reporter: as for manning the five-time mvp is sitting out with an injury, he's focused on practice and supporting his team. blake mccoy, nbc news, los angeles. the force was certainly with "star wars" at the box office this holiday weekend. "the force awakens" soared past the global $1 billion mark sunday. the last movie to reach the $1 billion mark that quickly was "jurassic world" in back in
this morning. down more than 2% to $37 a barrel. that is driven by iran's pledge to increase output. "the force awakens" made $1 billion at light speed. passed the $1 billion mark 12 days time. that is a full day faster than "jurassic world." it led the box office this weekend bringing in $153.5 million. it's reign is just beginning. the film hasn't opened in china. the second biggest market. i tell you, 2012 when disney bought lucasfilm for $4 billion. >> i have not seen it. say nothing. looking forward to seeing it. i'll be part of the second billion. donald trump extending attacks on hillary clinton to her husband. the new insults flying in the race for the presidency.
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100 million couples. it is designed to address the chinese rapidly aging population. stocks reopen today after a three day christmas break. stock futures are pointing down a bit. the dow gained 2.5%. oil prices are moving lower this morning. down almost 2% to $37 a barrel. the national average is just under $2 today. "the force awakens" made $1 billion at light speed. just 12 days after the global release. a full day faster than the previous record holder of "jurassic park." it led the box office again this weekend bringing in $153.5 million. the film hasn't opened in china. the second biggest market.
>> a couple of years ago -- i run this website called the historynewsnetwork which is historians writing about current events. two years ago we surveyed our historians to find out where they placed obama. they gave him b minus. maybe now a little bit higher. he had a couple of deals. he had a very good last 12 months. it's very difficult to make an assessment of obama of where he'll stand because we don't know for instance how will the iran deal will work out or the climate deal with china will work out. how will this world nations conference on climate change in paris how will that work out. even obamacare we don't know how it will work out. >> which means we have to have you back as we get answers to those questions. "the force awakens" is smashing box office records but does it qualify as one of the year's top films the a critic's ranking next.
but when they do that, it's a lot messier. so gases are flying everywhere, they'll come back around the black hole and create a huge disc that's shooting off gama rays and x-rays and it's really hot. and sometimes there are huge jets coming out of these black holes that are going super fast. so i don't know if i would actually want to be on the star killer base, because it sounds like i might get fried. also, not sure how a star can live inside the planet's core, but, hey, it's, you know, a galaxy far, far away and there's the force there so maybe the laws of physics don't -- they're different in this world. >> who knew we would be having hoverboards this year. it's only 30 years later than the movie. you never know. >> exactly. >> great having you. now to another story we're following and it is at the box office. that new "star wars" movie has smashed yet another record. this one a christmas day mark for earnings. deadline.com says "the force awakens" raked in $47 million to
face of the dark side. >> and repeat of the war in "star wars" with "the force awakens" has been kept so under wraps that we barely know what the characters look like. >> we are so thrilled to have the original base cowboy here, welcome and good morning harrison ford. >> should the [blank] -- shut the [blank] up. >> sorry. sorry. >> soxing the mystery "star wars" is produced by lucas films three years ago bought by disney which owns abc and espn so the force is with them with abc and the movie is breaking ought box office records. that is it for "media buzz" and i am howard kurtz. we hope you like our facebook page where we post a lot of original content and video