No surprise here:StarWars: The Rise of Skywalkeris top dog at the box office as we head into the final moviegoing weekend of 2019. TheJ.J. Abrams-directed final installment in the epicStar WarsSkywalker saga made a splash earlier this week at theChristmas Day box officewith $32 million earned. This holiday win also led toRise of Skywalkernabbing the honor of having the second-best Christmas Day box office total behind 2015’sStar Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
On Friday,Rise of Skywalkeradded $26.2 million domestically to its already bulging (metaphorical) pockets. This $50+ million week meansRise of Skywalker’s domestic total is now up to $316 million. Even with a 71% dip from last week and its unfortunate title of theStar Warssequel trilogy installment with the lowest opening day total, this pic has been recovering quite well in the ensuing holiday week. The film is still doing well in its per theater average, clocking in at $5,954 per theater with 4,406 theaters total included in that figure. Overseas,Rise of Skywalkeradded $24.4 million total from the 52 markets its showing in for an international total of $282.3 million. Among the top markets are (in order) the UK, Germany, France, Japan, and Australia.
The Rise of Skywalkermay have been number one butJumanji: The Next Level, the number two movie yesterday, was giving great chase in the box office race. The thirdJumanjipic brought in $11.7 million on Friday, marking an applause-worthy 67% rise in earnings from last week and bringing its domestic total up to $151.8 million. Overseas,The Next Levelhas earned $212 million with top markets including (in order) China, the UK, France, Russia, and Indonesia. TheDwayne JohnsonandKevin Hart-led adventure comedy now has a global total of $364 million as it moves into a new weekend.
Also included in the box office top five this weekend isFrozen II,Little Women, andSpies in Disguise. Disney’s animated sequelFrozen IIhit a milestone this week as it surpassed thedomestic box office totalof its predecessor,Frozen. On Friday,Frozen IIearned $6 million and is now the number three movie here in the U.S. with a per theater average of $1,837. At number four is Sony Pictures’Little Women, which is proving to be a hit not just with critics but audiences as well.Greta Gerwig’s update on the classicLouisa May Alcotttale brought in $5.7 million on Friday following its Christmas Day opening, bringing its domestic total up to $18.2 million. At number five is theTom HollandandWill Smith-starrerSpies in Disguise, which sees an ultra-smooth secret agent voiced by Smith accidentally turned into a pigeon and forced to complete a mission with the help of a teen tech whiz voiced by Holland. The 20th Century Fox animated flick earned $4.6 million on Friday, bringing its domestic total to $13 million.
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Star Wars/Rise of Skywalker
$26,234,000
$316,030,342
Jumanji: The Next Level
$11,700,000
$151,856,805
$5,999,000
$410,789,889
Little Women
$5,745,000
$18,220,000
Spies in Disguise
$4,632,000
$13,519,856
