Coming as no surprise Star Wars The Last Jedi has already had massive box office success in its first weekend, raking in a staggering $220 Million domestically in 4,232 North American sites. This is the second highest opening weekend total of all-time, coming in second only to Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015 at $248 Million.
Things started off strong for The Last Jedi at the box office, gaining $45 Million on Thursday night, which again comes in second all-time in best opening days, then $104.8 Million Friday, $64 Million Saturday and an estimated $51.3 Million on Sunday.
Of course these are only domestic numbers, and The Last Jedi also grossed over $230 Million Internationally over the weekend, bringing it to a grand total of $450 Million worldwide.
“Truly in a class by themselves, the movies of the “Star Wars” franchise continue to re-write the history books as to what is possible in terms of box office performance,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at comScore.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is way ahead of last year’s spin-off “Rogue One”, which opened at $155.1 Million and finished at $532.2 Million domestically and $1.03 Billion worldwide, and will push “The Force Awakens” which had a record setting $936.7 Million domestic showing and $2.07 Billion worldwide.
Reviews for The Last Jedi are quite strong from critics, with the majority saying that it feels fresh and inventive, while reviews from movie-goers has been more mixed, getting a 93% critics rating from Rotten Tomatoes, but only 53% positive from movie-goers. Many of the complaints is that it fails to answer some of the film’s biggest questions, I found 16 Questions left unanswered after The Last Jedi. Overall I thought it’s a great entry into the franchise, one that takes a lot of risks and is full of surprising moments. I think users should see it at least twice before making a final judgement, as many of the film’s events take a while to wrap your mind around.
Read my Full Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi here.
How high will The Last Jedi go at the Box Office? Only time will tell, but it’s obvious that the force is strong with this one!
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News Source: Variety
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