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  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi Forces Its Way To $1 Billion Worldwide

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi Forces Its Way To $1 Billion Worldwide

    In only three weeks Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” has blasted past $1 billion in worldwide box office sales to close out 2017. While many critics have given the latest installment rave reviews, there have been mixed reviews from general audiences, but if the box office sales are any indication then this film is no scruffy-looking nerf herder.

    “The Last Jedi” pulled in $120.4 million globally on the New Year’s Eve weekend with $52.4 million at 4,232 domestic venues and an additional $68 million internationally. All this before the significant boost it will receive when it opens in its final market on Jan. 5 in China.

    On the final day of 2017, “The Last Jedi” has surpassed Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” as the top grossing film in North America for 2017. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “The Last Jedi” brings its domestic total $517.1 million after it’s haul this weekend, while Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” totals $504 million for the year.

    “The Last Jedi” is now the eighth highest-grossing domestic movie of all time with $517.1 million and 24th on the worldwide chart with $1.04 billion. The eighth film in the “Star Wars” saga premiered in North America on December 14 to the second-biggest opening ever and is second only to its predecessor, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which debuted in 2015.

    “The Last Jedi” is already close to surpassing “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” which brought in $1.06 billion in revenue last year. The last numbered Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, stands at $2.07 billion, ranking it third place all time after its December 2015 premiere.

    While the film may crack the top ten globally, odds are it wont come close to “Force Awakens” numbers.  But as Han Solo would say, “Never tell me the odds!”

    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.

  • 7 of the 10 Worldwide Highest-Grossing Films Now Owned By Disney

    7 of the 10 Worldwide Highest-Grossing Films Now Owned By Disney

    Disney is no stranger to churning out blockbuster hits and they already have several films ranked in the top ten worldwide highest grossing films of all time.  But now after buying 20th Century Fox, Disney owns seven of the top ten films now!

    Disney has been cracking the top 10 worldwide box office list for quite a while now, but even with Star Wars: the Force Awakens they couldn’t quite pass Titanic or Avatar to get that coveted number one spot.  So perhaps an added bonus of the recent purchase of Fox is that the number one and number two highest grossing films of all time come with it. If you can’t beat ’em…  Buy ’em…

    Disney is sure to have a few more films joining the list soon with Star Wars: The Last Jedi opening Thursday evening and Avengers: Infinity War opening in May, although it’s likely if they do make the list they will just be knocking out other Disney films which currently hold those spots.  Below you can take a look at the Top Ten Worldwide Highest Grossing films.

    1 Avatar $2,787,965,087 2009 (20th Century Fox – Now Disney)
    A paraplegic marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
    Director: James Cameron
    Writer: James Cameron 

    2 Titanic film currently playing $2,187,425,379 1997 (20th Century Fox – Now Disney)
    A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
    Director: James Cameron
    Writer: James Cameron

    3 Star Wars: The Force Awakens $2,068,223,624 2015 (Disney)
    Three decades after the Empire’s defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn and spare parts scavenger Rey are caught up in the Resistance’s search for the missing Luke Skywalker.
    Director: J.J. Abrams
    Writers: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams

    4 Jurassic World $1,671,713,208 2015 (Universal)
    A new theme park, built on the original site of Jurassic Park, creates a genetically modified hybrid dinosaur, which escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.
    Director: Colin Trevorrow
    Writers: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver

    5 The Avengers $1,518,812,988 2012 (Disney)
    Earth’s mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
    Director: Joss Whedon
    Writers: Joss Whedon (screenplay), Zak Penn

    6 Furious 7 $1,516,045,911 2015 (Universal)
    Deckard Shaw seeks revenge against Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.
    Director: James Wan
    Writers: Chris Morgan, Gary Scott Thompson

    7 Avengers: Age of Ultron $1,405,403,694 2015 (Disney)
    When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it’s up to Earth’s mightiest heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plan.
    Director: Joss Whedon
    Writers: Joss Whedon, Stan Lee

    8 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 $1,341,511,219 2011 (Warner Bros.)
    Harry, Ron, and Hermione search for Voldemort’s remaining Horcruxes in their effort to destroy the Dark Lord as the final battle rages on at Hogwarts.
    Director: David Yates
    Writers: Steve Kloves (screenplay), J.K. Rowling (novel)

    9 Frozen $1,290,000,000 2013 (Disney)
    When the newly crowned Queen Elsa accidentally uses her power to turn things into ice to curse her home in infinite winter, her sister, Anna, teams up with a mountain man, his playful reindeer, and a snowman to change the weather condition.
    Directors: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
    Writers: Jennifer Lee, Hans Christian Andersen

    10 Beauty and the Beast $1,263,521,126 2017 (Disney)
    An adaptation of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.
    Director: Bill Condon
    Writers: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos

    With more Star Wars and Marvel Films to come they are sure to keep a hold on the top ten for quite a while, and now with control of the Avatar sequels and the rest of the vast 20th Century Fox library they are sure to continue their box office dominance.