Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker nabs $35 million on Christmas Day making it the second highest earner after 2015’s The Force Awakens
The stars just carry on aligning for Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker.
Industry estimates show it came in at No. 1 at the Christmas Day box office with $35 million, the second best take ever.
That puts it behind only fellow franchisee The Force Awakens, which raked in $49.3 million in 2015.
Going out big: As expected, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker topped the box office on Christmas day with $35 million
A big deal: That puts it behind only fellow franchisee The Force Awakens, which raked in $49.3 million in 2015
And it beat 2017’s The Last Jedi, which nabbed $27.4 million
However its six-day total of $261 million is likely to fall short of The Last Jedi’s, according to Deadline.
Jumanji: The Next Level swung into second place with $12.5 million, for a local gross of just under $129 million.
That repeats Christmas 2017, when Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle came in second to The Last Jedi.
Christmas game: Jumanji: The Next Level swung into second place with $12.5 million, for a local gross of just under $129 million.
Coming in third: Director Greta Gerwig’s Little Women took $7 million on the day for an estimated $24 million five-day haul
Coming in third is director Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, which took $7 million on the day for an estimated $24 million five-day haul.
Uncut Gems, starring Adam Sandler as a New York City jeweler took fourth place with $6 million.
It was followed by Spies In Disguise, starring the voice talents of Will Smith and Tom Holland, in fifth with $5 million.
Diamond geezer: Uncut Gems, starring Adam Sandler as a New York City jeweler, took fourth place with $6 million
The Top 5 at the five-day box office looks a little different.
Star Wars: The Rise Of Sky walker and Jumanji: The Next Level continue at No 1 and 2 with $160 million and $69 million respectively.
Frozen 2 iced the competition taking $24 million for third place. It has earner almost $400 million domestically and a stunning $1.1 billion globally since its release.
Knives Out sliced a $20 million chunk of cash to earn fourth place and Little Women came in fifth with $24 million.
Christmas bonus: Spies In Disguise, starring the voice talents of Will Smith and Tom Holland, landed in fifth with $5 million