 It broke records in Singapore, New Zealand, Japan, Spain, and Mexico.On January 11, 1976, "Jaws" became the highest-grossing film worldwide with rentals of $132 million, surpassing the $131 million earned by "The Godfather".By the time of the third film in 1983, "Variety" reported that it had earned worldwide rentals of $270 million, from a gross of approximately $550 million.