As Star Wars fans always do, they were lined up early and often this opening weekend to see the long anticipated new installment of the Star Wars Saga. Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” brought in more than $220 Million this weekend making it the second biggest opening day total behind only Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247M).
Those numbers make it the fourth film in domestic box office history to cross the $200 million threshold in its opening weekend. It is also had the second highest opening day total bringing in $104 million. It’s the second highest opening day for a film in U.S. history and once again second only to “The Force Awakens”
The Thursday preview brought in $45 million making it the second largest Thursday night preview total ever, behind, you guessed it, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens’” which totaled of $57 million in 2015.
The film may not be hitting “Force awakens numbers, but “The Last Jedi” will finish significantly above Star Wars spinoff “Rogue One,” which opened with $155 million on the same weekend a year ago.
So if any thinks that interest in Star Wars is on the decline “I find your lack of faith disturbing.” While The Last Jedi is below The Force Awakens totals it’s still far ahead of Rouge One numbers.
Directed by Rian Johnson, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” picks up where “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” left off. It stars returning cast members Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, and Andy Serkis. New stars include Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, and Benicio del Toro. “The Last Jedi” was well received by critics, with 96 percent positive reviews from top critics, according to aggregator RottenTomatoes.com