Rey and Kylo Ren face off in "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker."Disney"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" gained momentum on the field workplace thi
Rey and Kylo Ren face off in “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.”
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“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” gained momentum on the field workplace this week, hauling in $32 million within the U.S. on Christmas Day, the second-highest single-day gross on that vacation in box-office historical past.
Solely “Star Wars: The Power Awakens” had a greater Christmas displaying, garnering $49.three million in 2015.
“The Final Jedi” tallied $27.four million and “Rogue One” took in $25.eight million on their respective Christmases in 2017 and 2016, in keeping with information from Comscore. Every movie was additionally the best grossing on Christmas Day throughout these years as nicely.
“The Rise of Skywalker” led a terrific single day for the trade, which generated some $80 million in whole for the total day, Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore, stated.
With this robust displaying, “The Rise of Skywalker” has now surpassed $516 million on the international field workplace in its first eight days in theaters and is on its technique to turning into Disney’s seventh $1 billion film of 2019.
Whereas critics panned the movie, giving it a 55% “Rotten” rating on Rotten Tomatoes, “The Rise of Skywalker” has been nicely favored by audiences who’ve given it an 86% on the positioning.
Disclosure: Comcast, the mother or father firm of CNBC, owns Rotten Tomatoes.