‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ crashed Fandango’s website and sets first-day sales record

“Star Wars” fans may have crashed Fandango’s website, but they also set a record for the online movie ticket seller. The first day of presales for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which arrives in theaters Dec. 18, was by far the biggest ever for Fandango. It generated eight times the volume that the previous record holder,…