A new first-hour box office sales record has been set by Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

The trailer for Episode IX of the epic space saga went live in the early hours of October 22^nd and, according to US cinema ticket site Atom Tickets, the movie shifted 45 per cent more tickets that Avengers: Endgame, the previous record holder, in its opening hours of pre-sale.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, which is the final movie in the episodic chronicle, is set to smash a multitude of records when it’s released in cinemas on December 19th.

The trailer clocked some 5 million views within 10 hours on the official Star Wars YouTube channel.

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