Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Box-Office Weekend: Jumanji Maintains Hold on Box Office
Bringing in an estimated $35.4 million over the four-day holiday weekend allowed Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle to easily retain its perch atop the box office. In just four weeks, the film has grossed an impressive $291.6 million. Steven Spielberg’s new film The Post locked in at the second spot in its fourth week, and first week of wide release with a showing of $23.4 million. Liam Neeson’s newes...[Read More]
Nine Things We Want to See in Star Wars: Episode IX
It’s been a few weeks since Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VIII—The Last Jedi) took us back to a galaxy far, far away, and that film is still one of the only things the internet can talk about these days. From people loving it(like this writer) to fans getting so upset that they started a petition to strike it from the official cannon, writer/director Rian Johnson’s vision of the Sta...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Maintains Choke Hold on Competition
Star Wars: The Last Jedi continued to dominate the box office over the Christmas holiday, bringing in an additional $100.7 million over the extended weekend. This gives the film an impressive two-week total of $397.3 million. Debuting in a distant second place was Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with a decent $55.4 million to show for its opening weekend. Another sequel opening this past weekend wa...[Read More]
Box Office Weekend: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dominates
As expected, the latest installment of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finished atop the box office in its first weekend. In fact, earning an estimated $220 million gave the film the second largest opening weekend of all time, just behind its predecessor, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), which earned $247.9 million. Finishing in a very distant second was the animated feature Ferd...[Read More]
The Preview Reel: The Last Jedi and Ferdinand
Welcome to this week’s “Preview Reel” column, where we look at the week’s new wide-release movies. Coco has been dominating the box office for the last three weeks, but that will come to an end this weekend as one of the most anticipated movies of the year, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, finally gets released. It’ll easily debut at number one, but it will be interesting to see just how high it debuts. ...[Read More]