The newest film in the Stars Wars franchise¹ has set a box office record for an opening weekend in the US and Canada.

《星球大战》系列最新电影《原力觉醒》在美国、加拿大上映首周末就打破票房纪录。

Revenue from the opening weekend is nearly 240 million dollars, beating the previous record holder², "Jurassic World," by about 30 million.

该电影上映首个周末的票房收入就达到了将近2.4亿美元，这一成绩也打破了《侏罗纪世界》所保持的纪录，超出其接近3千万美元。

Internationally, the film grossed 517 million dollar and is second to "Jurassic World", which had a global total of 525 million following its first weekend of release earlier this year.

从全球来看，这部电影首周末票房为5.17亿美元，仅次于今年早些时候上映的《侏罗纪世界》的首周末5.25亿美元的成绩。

However, the dinosaurs³ had the added benefit of China, where "Star Wars" won't open until Jan. 9.

但是需要注意的是，《侏罗纪世界》的这一成绩是加上了中国的票房，而《星球大战：原力觉醒》在明年的1月9日才会正式在中国上映。

The film, with a $200m budget and millions more spent on marketing⁴, represented a big gamble for the Walt Disney Company, which had already plunked down $4b for rights to the Skywalker clan⁵.

据悉，该电影预算为2亿美元，营销费用更是多达几百万美元。此前，迪士尼公司斥资40亿美元从鲁卡斯电影购入《星战》版权，新片对迪士尼公司来说是一个大赌注。