The film has topped $ 1 billion
in global ticket sales for all theaters — making it the fastest to reach that mark.
Paramount's other big January release — the third installment in Vin Diesel's XXX action trilogy, Return of Xander Cage — has fared better with more than $ 155 million in
global ticket sales after three weeks in theaters.
Disney confirmed to CNET that the movie had also made $ 275 million
in global ticket sales in its second weekend.
The global ticket sales record will also depend on reception in countries like China and Russia, the Journal notes, where Star Wars is not quite the phenomenon it is in the U.S.
The Force remains strong with the new Star Wars movie, which is on track to top $ 1 billion in
global ticket sales this weekend, making it the fastest - ever film to reach that level.
It's worth noting that another Fox Searchlight film, Birdman, was among the lowest - grossing Best Picture Oscar winners of all - time, but it went on to gross more than $ 100 million worldwide, while 12 Years a Slave (another slavery - themed period drama) grossed $ 187 million in
global ticket sales, according to Box Office Mojo.
The Revenant was the second - highest grossing film in the group — with more than $ 400 million in
global ticket sales — behind The Martian «s $ 624 million.
And 32 % of
its global ticket sales came from China alone, according to Box Office Mojo.
Its global ticket sales reached $ 1 billion within four weeks.
Cage also proved that he is still an international sensation as the film easily surpassed the $ 200 million mark in
global ticket sales.
In addition to the success of the original film, looming over the Merc with a Mouth's second big screen adventure was Marvel Studios» Avengers: Infinity War, which has dominated the box office since its late April, having grossed just more than $ 1.8 billion in
global ticket sales to date.
In total this weekend,
the global ticket sales for Fifty Shades Freed will push the trilogy past the $ 1 billion mark.
A success on every level and the first Marvel production to generate $ 1 billion in
global ticket sales.
«Black Panther» had an epic debut weekend, grossing $ 201.8 million and $ 426.6 million in
global ticket sales.
A clear hit: In
global ticket sales, it ranked as the most popular character introduction film in the MCU at the time, even beating Iron Man.
Close to 60 % of the pic's
global ticket sales are being driven by 3D, with $ 47.2 M made in RealD locations.