Another decent weekend is in the bag for The Last Jedi as the movie not only breaks $600 million in the States – only the 6th movie to make that feat – but also rose to 26th on the all-time overseas list.
With $693 million at the overseas box office, the film now approaches $700 million and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in 25th position on $700 million and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies in 24th on $700.9 million. Both will be surpassed within the next few days and then it’s another $15 million journey to Ice Age: Continental Drift in 23rd and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on $718.1 million.
That may well be as far as the film gets. After it’s spectacular crash in China, all markets are now up and running. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on $742.1 million may be a step too far, most likely meaning Episode 8 will finish in 23rd position.
Back in the States the film has now gathered in $604.3 million, a hugely impressive total that moves it $72 million ahead of Rogue One and now $20.1 million behind Marvel’s The Avengers in 5th place. Despite rapidly losing screens after 38 days of release it has a decent chance of closing that gap and finishing off in 5th, but has a far slimmer shout at making up the $48.9 million gap to Jurassic World in 4th. Right now the film is a huge $333.3 million behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which only goes to show the huge impact the first sequel had on popular culture back in 2015.
There is one more chart the film has risen on – the inflation adjusted chart. Right now, the film is in 46th position with $604,284,500, just nudging ahead of American Graffiti which brought in $603,257,100 back in 1973. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story lies in 58th position on an adjusted figure of $554,854,100, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 65th on $544,599,700 and Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones on $490,840,600, the only Star Wars film to not break $500 million adjusted.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is up in 18th position with $829,064,800 adjusted, just behind Return of the Jedi in 16th on $863,465,400 and The Empire Strikes Back on $901,298,200 adjusted.
Sitting between 101 Dalmations in 12th and Snow White in 10th is Star Wars: The Force Awakens on $992,496,600 adjusted, while the all-time – and almost certainly never to be approached – Star Wars champ is the 1977 original with an adjusted figure of $1,635,137,900 from $460,998,007.
