Star Wars breaks Irish box office record for biggest single day

The new Star Wars film has broken the box office record for the biggest single day in Ireland. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the latest instalment in the franchise, took in €836,845 on its first day. Disney Ireland vice president Trish Long said the company was "delighted" with sales.

The film also generated a record $238 million in US and Canadian ticket sales over the weekend, beating the record $208.8 million for Jurassic World in June, according to Walt Disney Co estimates on Sunday. It had already set a new opening night box office record in the US and Canada, making $57 million on Thursday night, beating the previous record of $43.5 million set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.

Worldwide, the movie reported $517 million in ticket sales by Sunday, just shy of the $525 million set by Jurassic World.