Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
Box-Office Weekend: 1917 Unseats Star Wars
Apparently a fourth week on top of the box-office weekend wasn’t in the cards for Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker as the film was bested by the new film from director Sam Mendes, 1917. The war epic enjoyed a first weekend in wide-release by claiming first place over the weekend and a $36.5 million weekend gross. Though The Rise of Skywalker lost the top spot this weekend, it did mana...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Rise of Skywalker Still Strong with the Force
Retaining the box-office weekend top spot for a third week in a row was Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker as the film took in $33.7 million over the weekend to bolster its three-week total to $450.8 million. The film also lifted its worldwide total to over $900 million. Though it remained in first place, The Rise of Skywalker, only bested second-place finisher Jumanji: The Next Level b...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: Rise of Skywalker Still the Top Dog
Easily holding onto the top spot of the box-office weekend was Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker, which made $72.0 million on the domestic front in its second weekend of release. This gives the final film of the “Skywalker Saga” a staggering two-week total of $361.8 million. With a little less than half of the take that The Rise of Skywalker boasted, Jumanji: The Next Level took ...[Read More]
Box-Office Weekend: The Force is King as The Rise of Skywalker Dominates
While there was little doubt exactly which film would top the box-office weekend before Christmas, what was up for debate was just how much the concluding chapter in the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker would make. Ultimately, the film took in $175.5 million domestically its opening weekend, easily dominating the weekend box-office top ten. Despite the bawdy numb...[Read More]