The previous record, $525 million, was set by Jurassic World in June.
Star Wars Episode VII opened with a record-breaking $248 million in the US and Canada.
The new Star Wars movie also set a new opening night record in the US and Canada.
The Force Awakens made $57 million on December 17, beating the previous record of $43.5 million held by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
Analysts say the space saga could become the biggest-selling movie of all time.
The Force Awakens returns to “a galaxy far, far away” some 30 years on from the action of 1983’s Return of the Jedi.
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