LOS ANGELES — The offscreen stakes were minimal: “Rogue One,” the first in a series of “Star Wars” spinoff films planned by Walt Disney Studios, was always going to be devoured by moviegoers worldwide. No test of galactic franchise sustainability here.

But Disney did face a last-minute enemy: Mother Nature, in the form of winter storms that blanketed the upper half of the United States and much of Canada.

She turned out to be no match, either.

“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” with a cast led by Felicity Jones and Diego Luna, collected an estimated $155 million at theaters in North America, on par with expectations and the second-biggest December opening on record, behind last year’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” In release in about 70 percent of the overseas market, “Rogue One” sold an additional $135.5 million in tickets, according to Disney.

“Rogue One,” about stealing blueprints to the planet vaporizer known as the Death Star, cost roughly $350 million to make and market worldwide.