HOLLYWOOD — Disney said Sunday that its blockbuster broke the $1 billion mark around the world faster than any other film in history.

HOLLYWOOD — A great Jedi master once said, “Do or do not. There is no try.” This weekend “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” did not try; it did.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A droid that was the constant companion of a little girl dying of a brain tumor will have a cameo in the upcoming “Star Wars” film.

OMAHA — If you woke up this morning believing there’s no particular reason to envy moviegoers in Omaha this month, think again!

SPRING, TEX. — “Star Wars” fan Daniel Fleetwood, who’d been diagnosed with terminal cancer, feared he wouldn’t live to see the latest film in the franchise. Just last week, director J.J. Abrams made sure Fleetwood didn’t miss “The Force Awakens.”