![]() On Friday, the film had already crossed $650 million worldwide in just one week. opening on the lower end of the $190 million to $200 million range and a global take of $425 million. Pre-release tracking numbers had suggested a U.S. The film scored the second-biggest domestic opener ever last week with $220 million and the fifth-biggest worldwide opening with $450 million. Owing in part to this being the third year in a row with a Star Wars movie and not the end of a decade-plus drought, The Last Jedi landed at 620. Star Wars has historically peaked with the first entries in their trilogies with The Empire Strikes Back and Attack of the Clones both falling roughly 30 percent domestically over the course of their entire runs compared to their predecessors, according to Forbes.īut more importantly, The Last Jedi out-earned initial expectations enough to build up such a massive total that a drop such as this won’t really matter that much when all is said and done. The mixed fan reaction has certainly played a big role in the movie’s box office performance, but a big drop off was expected anyway. So it’s not as if the critically acclaimed sequel just withered up and died. To wit, The Last Jedi earned “just” $14.6 million on Sunday before taking in $32.1 million on Monday, the second-most ever. ![]() The short answer is no: studio head Kathleen Kennedy does not need to race to the nearest escape pod.Ĭhristmas Eve always sees a down tick in box office before the numbers shoot back up on Christmas Day. So, should Disney (DIS) and Lucasfilm be worried ( if they’re not already)? Overall, no film has ever lost as much money domestically as The Last Jedi between its first ($220 million) and second weekends. was thought to be devastated by Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice‘s 69 percent tumble in its second week last year. However, The Last Jedi fell 68.8 percent in its second weekend compared to The Force Awakens‘ 40 percent dip. The film easily won the weekend box office, ahead of newcomer competition such as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Pitch Perfect 3. The Last Jedi earned an estimated $100.8 million domestic from 4,232 screens over this four-day Christmas weekend and roughly $68.5 million over the Friday to Sunday period, per Box Office Mojo. ![]() Well, we were all as wrong about that as the stylishly dressed Poe Dameron was about Vice Admiral Holdo. While no one ever expected the sequel to approach the same lofty monetary heights of its direct predecessor, many assumed it would play more or less like The Force Awakens from week to week in terms of percentages. Last week, we compared the box office performances of Star Wars: The Last Jedi to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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