Just 24 hours after we told you about Star Wars: The Force Awakens hitting $250 million worldwide, it has now grossed an incredible $517 million. That's thanks to a $279 million debut internationally, and an estimated $238 million opening weekend in North America (however, it's believed that the movie will go even higher than that; we'll have the final numbers tomorrow). Now, it's worth noting that the movie has fallen short of Jurassic World's $525 million worldwide debut, but there are two factors to take into account. Firstly, Star Wars: The Force Awakens might still break that records, and secondly, Jurassic World was released in China from the very start of its run, giving the movie an additional $96 million as a result. This one however has reached $517 million WITHOUT China.
IMAX are also reporting a new record thanks to a $48 million haul on their giant size screens, and almost countless countries have new opening weekend records thanks to Star Wars: The Force Awakens (among them are the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, and Australia). Disney Studios Chairman Alan Horn has actually released a statement today to thank Star Wars fans for making the movie such a hit: "To all of the fans around the world who not only came out in Force to make this such an exciting and astronomical debut, but who treated this film as their own and helped preserve the experience for their fellow fans by not spoiling it — thank you, we do."
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