The Star Wars franchise has never made much of an impact at the Chinese box office as moviegoers in the Middle Kingdom don't really have much history with the galaxy far, far away (the original movies were never actually released there). However, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has not only bombed at the box office, but it currently looks set to do worse than every other modern Star Wars movie released in the country.
Ip Man 4: The Finale won the weekend and, ironically, it stars Rouge One's Donnie Yen. That knocked Star Wars out with an impressive $43 million haul, while The Rise of Skywalker earned only $8.73 million over the weekend but with Wednesday previews added in, it made $12.1 million by the end of Sunday.
This is easily the weakest opening for any Star Wars movie in the country, and it's said that its final gross won't come near to the likes of The Force Awakens or The Last Jedi. Considering the fact that The Rise of Skywalker cost $300 million before marketing, that's not good news for Disney and Lucasfilm, especially after a global debut that's already lower than those of the previous instalments in that Skywalker Saga.
How much do you guys think The Rise of Skywalker will make at the global box office?
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