Hotly anticipated movie The Hunger Games has smashed US box office records on its opening weekend.
It was the biggest ever opening of a non-sequel movie, raking in an estimated $155m (£100m) in three days.
The film has also been credited with the third best weekend start of all time.
The teen favourite was launched worldwide to massive fanfare and in Britain, amid a period of warm and sunny weather, it still had ticket sales of around £5m.
Box office receipts in Australia - with a third of Britain's population - topped £6m.
The result "shatters expectations", according to Hollywood.com analyst Paul Degerabedian.
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