To the surprise of no one, Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivered a massive opening weekend as it’s poised to dominate the remainder of 2017.
With $220 million out the gate this weekend, Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivered the second largest opening weekend ever behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which debuted with $247.9 million back in 2015. Last Jedi got off to a strong start on Thursday night with the second largest preview gross ever of $45 million and became only the second film to ever gross over $100 million on opening day resulting in the second largest opening day ever, second largest single day, second largest Friday and joins The Force Awakens as the fastest films to reach $100 million.
While the film did receive an opening day “A” CinemaScore, many people are pointing out a few disturbances in the Force. The film has received a very divisive response on Twitter (some love it, others hate it) and it’s definitely not receiving the same glowing fan reaction that was bestowed upon The Force Awakens. Others are paying close attention to the Rotten Tomatoes audience score for Last Jedi, which is currently 56% vs. a 93% score from critics. It is the largest audience-to-critic divide for films in the Star Wars franchise on the site. Additionally, the IMDb ratings are showing a decrease in user ratings over opening release weekend when compared to user ratings for Force Awakens (8.8/10) and Rogue One (8.3/10) on the Sunday following release with Last Jedi currently holding a 7.8/10 rating. Does this mean the film is going to completely crater in the coming weeks? I doubt it. The month of December is a marathon and not a sprint for most films and it will still make money but its second-weekend drop will be one to watch.
Check out the full top ten results below:
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi – $220 million (NEW)
- Ferdinand – $13.4 million (NEW)
- Coco – $9.9 million (-46.1%, $150.7 million)
- Wonder – $5.2 million (-38.1%, $109 million)
- Justice League – $4.3 million (-55.4%, $219.5 million)
- Daddy’s Home 2 – $3.8 million (-35.6%, $96.5 million)
- Thor: Ragnarok – $3.1 million (-50%, $306.5 million)
- The Disaster Artist – $2.7 million (-57.3%, $13 million)
- Murder On The Orient Express – $2.5 million (-51%, $97.3 million)
- Lady Bird – $2 million (-39.2%, $25.9 million)
