LOS ANGELES: The new Star Wars movie has set a global opening weekend record, smashing past the previous record holder Jurassic World to rake in $529 million, Disney said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

“With final numbers now in, Star Wars: The Force Awakens rose above estimates to post an all-time industry-high $248 million domestically plus $281 million internationally for an all-time record global debut of $529 million since opening December 16,” the company said in a statement.

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