Yesterday we told you that Star Wars: The Force Awakens had grossed $279 million internationally and an estimated $238 million in North America. That gave it a worldwide total of $517 million, a figure which means it fell short of the record held by Jurassic World and its $525 million debut. The key difference there was that Jurassic World opened in China at the same time as the rest of the world, whereas Star Wars: The Force Awakens doesn't hit the Middle Kingdom until next month.
That makes the fact that the J.J. Abrams helmed release has now topped that even more impressive. It's done so thanks to an incredible $247 million haul in North America, $9 million more than yesterday's estimation. With that international figure now revised to $281 million, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has roughly $528 million worldwide. It dipped only 11% from Saturday to Sunday for $61 million, and it's on track to smash Jurassic World's record of being the quickest to reach $300 million by doing so in 5.5. days instead of 8.5 days! That's pretty damn amazing, eh?
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