That surpassed the previous opening-day record of $43.5 million for the final Harry Potter movie in 2011.
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The world’s second-largest movie market with roughly 30,000 screens – the USA has roughly 40,000 – delivered almost $100 million of the $315 million worldwide haul that “Jurassic World” managed in its opening weekend overseas this summer.
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The highly anticipated Force Awakens has blazed a record-setting trail since its domestic debut Thursday, breaking the record for highest-grossing domestic opening night with US$57 million and biggest single-day sales on Friday with US$120.5 million. Anything is possible but the next pin to knock down is Jurassic World’s $208 opening weekend record – a figure that Star Wars was nearly halfway towards thanks to advanced tickets. Scalpers sold tickets to prime showtimes, parents weaned on the “Star Wars” saga took their children to introduce a new generation to the epic push-and-pull between the Dark Side and the Light, and theaters were forced to clarify their costume policy, with many chains outlawing masks and blasters.
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Fans of the series reveled in the chance to revisit the “Star Wars” galaxy at the weekend.
The movie has opened in 44 countries outside North America, earning $72.7 million in total through Thursday.
At the White House, a beeping R2-D2 and two Stormtroopers surprised reporters with a quick appearance in the briefing room. Disney bought “Star Wars” producer Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012 and spent more than $200 million to produce “Force Awakens”.
The film has also set a new opening night box office record in the USA and Canada.
“‘The Force Awakens is a genuine cultural phenomenon”, said Fandango President Paul Yanover in a statement.
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“Our sole focus has been creating a film that delivers that one-of-a-kind Star Wars experience”, Alan Horn, chairman of Walt Disney Studios said in a statement Sunday.
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Nostalgia, plus a carefully planned, months-long release of film trailers and character profiles boosted interest. Whether “The Force Awakens” can come close to the global hauls of those films ($2.8 billion for “Avatar” and $2.2 billion for “Titanic”) won’t be clear for weeks.
