Despite the devise nature of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, it is still doing well at the box office. As we currently stand its take is around 29% less that The Force Awakens in the US, but by the end of the weekend it should topple Beauty and the Beast as the #1 movie in the US during 2017, and worldwide will be sitting in at least 3rd position after passing Spider-Man: Homecoming, and could even surpass Despicable Me 3 taking it’s worldwide total beyond $1,033,508,147. It opens in China on January 5th, and should still steer close to $1.5 billion worldwide.
This is how Variety.com sees it (figures up to end on day on Tuesday 26th December): –
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has hauled $844.2 million worldwide in less than two weeks, earning $424 million in North America and $420.4 million internationally.
The Disney-Lucasfilm tentpole grossed $52.5 million worldwide on Tuesday, putting it on pace to top the $1 billion mark by year’s end — becoming the 32nd title ever to achieve the milestone. It’s currently the 61st-highest global grosser of all time, trailing Disney-Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok by $1.7 million.
Three movies joined the $1 billion club this year — Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in 10th place with $1.26 billion, Universal’s Fate of the Furious in 11th place at $1.24 billion, and Universal’s Despicable Me 3 in 24th place with $1.03 billion.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi took in $28.3 million domestically on Tuesday, its 12th day of release. Two years ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens reeled in $29.5 million on its 12th day while Rogue One: A Star Wars Story made $22.5 million on its 12th day.
Internationally, The Last Jedi grossed $24.2 million on Tuesday, up nearly $10 million from Christmas Day, when many territories were closed. The U.K. leads the way with $70.9 million, followed by Germany with $45.6 million, France with $34.6 million, and Japan with $30.7 million. The film opens Jan. 5 in China.
We’ll be watching this one closely!
