which set the domestic opening at 208. star wars raked in about $238 million over the weekend. that s a huge, huge record. j.j. abrams did what he had to do. he created a critical and fan hit. about $500 million worldwide. if you weren t able to see star wars, there are other movies out there. including alvin and the chipmunks. this movie was supposed to open on christmas day. but the studio, 20th century fox believed so much in the power of the chipmunks that they decided to go up against star wars. kimberly williams who stars in the movie stopped in the set and told us if she felt any pressure going up against the force. you guys are going up against star wars. what? what movie? i don t know what you re talking about. there s only one movie opening this weekend. i think the chipmunks are up to the task. you know, star wars might be sold out. so go see the chipmunks. it s alternative programming. it s family fun.
the good samaritans credited with taking down the shooter. another fan hit by a foul ball carried out of wrigley field on a stretcher. the brand new pressure on mlb to do more to protect our fans. fox and first continues right now. good morning to you and welcome to fox & friends first . i am heather childers. i am ainsley earhardt. honored for their bravery the three americans who took down a gunman receiving the heist honor. kitty morgan is live with details.
electronically what people are doing, who are they talking to, where are they traveling and buying tickets to, that could be an indicator what they were up to. i wonder what this guy that s been radicalized wants to buy a ticket on a train to amsterdam. and how did he get a gun? i wasn t born yesterday. it happened again, another fan hit by a baseball that went screaming into the stands. we got a lot of dragon flies in the ballpark. ball hammered by swharbar. hopefully everybody is all right. what players say about that. and [ bleep ] your feelings, you ve definitely not heard this
we also want to thank the governor of maryland and his personal assistant terry price for expediting our permit process through the state of maryland. they were very instrumental in making this a successful year for this year. it takes a village to make this happen. it does. we were very appreciative of those folks and what they did for us. here s what coming up on fox & friends weekend, another fan hit by a foul ball. why isn t the mlb doing something more? and taylor swift proving she s on top of the world. the new record she just broke and the surprise you never saw coming.
this morning on world news now, on the run. the search is on for one of the most dangerous men in the world. new details on how the mexican drug lord known as el chapo broke out of prison, including the mile-long tunnel dug right to his cell. the trump effect. more controversial statements overnight about mexicans and the border. plus, how the donald is stealing the spotlight from the rest of the gop contenders, forcing their hand on some tough issues. and another fan hit by a ball in the same section of the same ballpark as a fan less than a month ago. this fan needed 30 stitches. should the league be taking action? and pearls of wisdom from a mother who has become a social media superstar. her daughter dubbing her the crazy jewish mom. her brutally honest text