Star wars: The force awakens crosses $800 million, holds off the revenant, and opens

Despite The Revenant's impressive $38 million debut, Star Wars: The Force Awakens retained the top spot at this weekend's North American box office.

Director J.J. Abrams' record-breaking space epic earned $41.6 million this weekend, bringing the film's domestic grand total to a whopping $812 million, making history as the first film to ever surpass the $800 million milestone stateside.

Additionally, Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its debut in China this weekend, earning an estimated $53 million, setting a new record as the nation's best Saturday or Sunday opening ever.

Thanks to its impressive performance internationally, The Force Awakens' global earnings now sit at a whopping $1.73 billion, putting it just ahead of Jurassic World as the third highest-grossing film of all time worldwide. Only Titanic and Avatar are ahead, with with $2.19 billion and $2.79 billion, respectively.

Elsewhere, the new Natalie Dormer horror film The Forest opened with an estimated $13.1 million in North America.

Here are this weekend's top 10 domestic box office estimates via Rentrak:

1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $41.6 million

2. The Revenant $38 million

3. Daddy's Home $15 million

4. The Forest $13.1 million

5. Sisters $7.2 million

6. The Hateful Eight $6.4 million

7. The Big Short $6.3 million

8. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip $5.5 million

9. Joy $4.5 million

10. Concussion $3.1 million