The IMAX re-release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in select theatres this past weekend in the USA has propelled the film into the IMAX all-time top 10.
Disney re-released Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in 250 domestic IMAX theaters this weekend, as the studio builds towards the upcoming streaming series Andor. The film, originally released in 2016 to positive reviews and box office success, grossed $1 million in ticket sales over the weekend, pushing its lifetime IMAX haul to $105 million. Rogue One is now among the top 10 highest-grossing films released in the premium format.
The re-release includes a special preview of Andor, which serves as a spinoff to Rogue One, which itself was the first in a series of planned live-action theatrical spinoffs to the main Star Wars movies. Directed by Gareth Edwards and featuring an ensemble cast led by Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Donnie Yen, Jiang Wen, Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker, Rogue One grossed over $1 billion worldwide in its original theatrical run, against a reported budget in the vicinity of $265 million. The film told the story of the doomed crew that stole the plans of the Death Star, enabling the Rebel Alliance’s victory in Star Wars: A New Hope.
Andor debuts with the first three episodes on September 21st exclusively on Disney+.
