The Last Jedi had another decent weekend as it continued to rise up the all-time box office charts both domestically, internationally and globally.
As of Sunday evening the film sat on $572,513,602 in the States, furthering it’s position as the number one movie of 2017. In the all-time domestic chart it consolidated it’s spot in 6th place and closed in further on The Avengers. $50,844,310 separates the two films, a figure that episode 8 has a good chance of catching to elevate into 5th position. It lies $79,757,020 behind 4th place film Jurassic World, a figure which may be beyond its reach.
Worldwide it’s cume has risen to an impressive $1,205,213,602, placing it in 13th position $9.6 million behind Iron Man 3. With at least another 2 decent weekends ahead of it, the film is likely to rise into the all-time top 10.
While it’s always the case that the second chapter in each trilogy pulls in less than its predecessor, The Last Jedi is trailing far behind The Force Awakens. After 24 days it has brought in $240,221,220 less than the first sequel trilogy episode in North America alone, and similar to The Force Awakens and Rogue One it’s total box office haul is 50/50 between domestic and international.
Rogue One grossed more in North America than it did the rest of the world combined, and this only shows how much work needs to be done to expand and develop Star Wars around the globe. If one episode under-performs in the States, then the knock on effect to the global box office figure would be stark.
Let’s work hard as a fandom and make sure that day never comes.
