STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Surrenders The Weekend To 1917 As It Approaches $1 Billion

STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Surrenders The Weekend To 1917 As It Approaches $1 Billion

As expected, Sam Mendes' Golden Globe-winning World War 1 drama managed to knock J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker off the top of its U.S. box office perch with a projected $37 million weekend.

By MarkCassidy - Jan 11, 2020 08:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars
1917 has finally taken the No. 1 spot from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at the U.S. box office.

As expected, Sam Mendes' acclaimed WWI drama got a significant boost from its Golden Globe Best Picture win and took in $14 million on Friday for a projected $37 million opening weekend. With very little in the way of competition, the divisive final installment in the Skywlaker Saga had remained on top since its release on December 20th, but must now surrender its position.

Episode IX moves to second place with an estimated $15 million to $16 million, followed by fellow holdover Jumanji: The Next Level, Paramount's Like a Boss, legal drama Just Mercy, Little Women, and new sci-fi horror Underwater, which proved to be an apt title.

The Rise of Skywalker now sits north of $950 million worldwide, and should hit $1 billion at some point next week.

Tell us, do you plan on checking out 1917 in theaters? How about another viewing of TROS? Let us know in the comments, and check out a full list of last week's Golden Globe winners below.


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BEST DIRECTOR
Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Todd Phillips, “Joker”

BEST ACTOR – DRAMA
Christian Bale, “Ford v. Ferrari”
Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”
Adam Driver, “Marriage Story”
Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
Jonathan Pryce, “The Two Popes”

BEST ACTRESS – DRAMA
Cynthia Erivo, “Harriet”
Scarlett Johansson, “Marriage Story”
Saoirse Ronan, “Little Women”
Charlize Theron, “Bombshell”
Renee Zellweger, “Judy


BEST ACTOR – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Daniel Craig (“Knives Out”)
Roman Griffin Davis (“Jojo Rabbit”)
Leonardo DiCaprio (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”)
Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”)
Eddie Murphy (“Dolemite Is My Name”)

BEST ACTRESS – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
Awkwafina, “The Farewell”
Ana de Armas, “Knives Out”
Beanie Feldstein, “Booksmart”
Emma Thompson, “Late Night”
Cate Blanchett, “Where’d You Go Bernadette”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
Al Pacino, “The Irishman”
Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”
Brad Pitt, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
Annette Bening “The Report”
Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”
Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”
Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”
Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”

BEST SCREENPLAY
“Marriage Story”
“Parasite”
“The Two Popes”
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
“The Irishman”

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Motherless Brooklyn”
“Little Women”
“Joker”
“1917”
“Marriage Story”


BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Beautiful Ghosts” – CATS
“I’m Gonna Love Me Again” – Rocketman
“Into the Unknown” – Frozen 2
“Spirit” – The Lion King
“Stand Up” – Harriet

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“Frozen 2”
“The Lion King”
“Missing Link”
“Toy Story 4”
“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“The Farewell”
“Les Misérables”
“Pain and Glory”
“Parasite”
“Portrait of a Lady on Fire”



BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
“Big Little Lies”
“The Crown”
“Killing Eve”
“The Morning Show”
“Succession”

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY
“Barry”
Fleabag”
“The Kominsky Method”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“The Politician”

MINISERIES OR TELEVISION FILM
“Catch-22”
“Chernobyl”
“Fosse/Verdon”
“The Loudest Voice”
“Unbelievable”


BEST ACTOR TV SERIES – DRAMA
Brian Cox, “Succession”
Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones”
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Tobias Menzies, “The Crown”
Billy Porter, “Pose”

BEST ACTRESS TV SERIES – DRAMA
Jennifer Aniston, “The Morning Show”
Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve”
Nicole Kidman, “Big Little Lies”
Reese Witherspoon, “The Morning Show”
Olivia Colman, “The Crown”

BEST ACTOR TV SERIES – COMEDY
Ben Platt, “The Politician”
Paul Rudd, “Living With Yourself”
Rami Youssef, “Rami”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method”


BEST ACTRESS TV SERIES – COMEDY
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag”
Natasha Lyonne, “Russian Doll”
Kirsten Dunst, “On Becoming a God in Central Florida”
Rachel Brosnahan, “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

BEST ACTOR – MINISERIES OR TELEVISION FILM
Chris Abbott, “Catch 22”
Sacha Baron Cohen, “The Spy”
Russell Crowe, “The Loudest Voice”
Jared Harris, “Chernobyl”
Sam Rockwell, “Fosse/Verdon”

BEST ACTRESS – MINISERIES OR TELEVISION FILM
Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon”
Helen Mirren, “Catherine the Great”
Merritt Wever, “Unbelievable”
Kaitlyn Dever, “Unbelievable”
Joey King, “The Act”


BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – SERIES, MINISERIES OR TELEVISION FILM
Alan Arkin, “Kominsky Method”
Kieran Culkin, “Succession”
Andrew Scott, “Fleabag”
Stellan Skarsgård, “Chernobyl”
Henry Winkler, “Barry”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – SERIES, MINISERIES OR TELEVISION FILM
Meryl Streep, “Big Little Lies”
Helena Bonham Carter, “The Crown”
Emily Watson, “Chernobyl”
Patricia Arquette, “The Act”
Toni Collette, “Unbelievable”
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kylo0607
kylo0607 - 1/11/2020, 9:23 AM
Can't to see 1917 in the following days!

After 5 viewings of TROS, I don't feel the need to see it again. Next viewing will be on Blu-Ray. In comparison, I saw TFA 7 times and TLJ 8 times at the cinema in comparison.

It's just that after the hype for the film has died down a bit, I can objectively judge its flaws - rushed first half, fan service for the sake of it and total retcon of the previous entries.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 1/11/2020, 9:30 AM
@kylo0607

The editing was also a mess...

I don’t know if I’ll watch any movie from that series again. I just don’t think it will have much rewatch value.
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 1/11/2020, 9:44 AM
@regularmovieguy - After TROS, I went back and re-watched the PT only.

Wow, it's actually much more consistent and focused.
DannRamm113
DannRamm113 - 1/11/2020, 9:30 AM
Two of my fellow movie friends saw 1917 the other day, they both didn't love it that much outside of the technical achievement it is, so I'm feeling I might wait on it for a little.

Little Women is fantastic though
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