On January 6, 2016, the film broke the record for the highest box-office gross for a film in the United States, beating the previous record of $760.5 million held by the 2009 epic science-fiction film Avatar by James Cameron. On February 7, 2016, the film was reported to have crossed the threshold of $2 billion in ticket sales. Some theater chains limited the types of cosplay allowed at screenings of the film.