UPDATE 2-Moviegoers make date with disaster film '2012'

* "2012" grosses $225 million worldwide

* A record for a movie not based on a franchise or novel

* "Precious" soars into North American top 10

* "Pirate Radio" capsizes (Updates with additional movies in North America, including "Precious" and "Pirate Radio")

LOS ANGELES, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie "2012" registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

The latest calamity epic from "Independence Day" director Roland Emmerich sold $225 million worth of tickets globally, distributor Columbia Pictures said on Sunday.

Moviegoers in the United States and Canada chipped in $65 million, at the high end of bullish industry forecasts.

The foreign tally of $160 million came from 105 countries, led by France with $17.2 million, Russia with $15.3 million and Emmerich's native Germany with $12.4 million. It opens in Japan next weekend.

Columbia, a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N), said "2012" recorded the highest worldwide opening ever for an original film not based on an established franchise, brand or best-selling novel.