BOX OFFICE: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Obviously) Stays At #1 Despite Plenty Of Stiff Competition

BOX OFFICE: STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (Obviously) Stays At #1 Despite Plenty Of Stiff Competition

More good news for Star Wars: The Last Jedi as the sequel will remain at the top of the box office this weekend despite stiff competition from a number of big new releases. Read on for further details!

By JoshWilding - Dec 23, 2017 11:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
As expected, Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still dominating the box office with a solid $24.6 million on its second Friday. Now, analysts believe the movie will make $102 million over the four day Christmas weekend but an additional $4 million being added to that means the sequel would hit $400 million domestically by the end of Monday. For now, it's earned a total of $321.2 million which is great. 

The Rian Johson helmed release faces an awful lot of competition this weekend as Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle is expected to earn $43 million by Monday and a total of $60 million since opening earlier this week. Pitch Perfect 3, meanwhile, had a $10.6 million opening day for a total of $35 million by Christmas. The Hugh
Jackman led The Greatest Showman is underperforming with $20 - $25 million.  

How high will Star Wars: The Last Jedi go? That remains to be seen but despite the mixed response from fans, it's clear moviegoers are enjoying checking out this latest chapter of the Skywalker Saga! 

What will you be watching this weekend? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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richal13
richal13 - 12/23/2017, 11:07 AM
Looks like it won’t even beat Avengers or Jurassic World domestically. Wow.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 12/23/2017, 11:23 AM
@richal13 -

The 77% drop is insane, it means this had a worst drop than the prequels

rebellion
rebellion - 12/23/2017, 12:11 PM
@Scarilian - thats a friday drop, not a 2nd weekend drop (which is what really matters)
Forthas
Forthas - 12/23/2017, 11:12 AM
It may be staying on top...but is it meeting its potential. That is the real question.
HugoStiglitz
HugoStiglitz - 12/23/2017, 11:19 AM
77% drop 2nd friday is the biggest of all SW movies xD no word of that from wilding ?
rebellion
rebellion - 12/23/2017, 12:14 PM
@HugoStiglitz - 2nd weekend drop is what really matters (and estimation is in, do the math, it's nowhere near the 70s). the friday thing is almost never taken into consideration, but sure, we need more neagtive click baity crap, so everyone is reporting on it.
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