Rogue One: A Star Wars Story blasts its way to weekend box office glory
By Tribute on December 18, 2016 | 4 Comments
Moana‘s smooth ride to box office bliss has come to an end at the hands of Death Star-seeking rebel forces.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story tore into theaters this weekend and annihilated the competition. The 3.8-star rated sci-fi hit, directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Felicity Jones, is chronologically set between Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) and the original film, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977). It brought in a huge haul of $155 million domestically and a massive earning of $290.5 million worldwide, making it the 12th biggest debut of all time and the third biggest of 2016 (behind Captain America: Civil War and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice).
After three weeks atop the box office standings, Moana slipped down to second place on this list with an $11.7 million earning this weekend. The animated film, which was nominated for two Golden Globes earlier this week and features the voices of Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson, now rides on a total profit of $161.9 million. It continues to resonate with Tribute readers, evident by its 5-star rating.
The first festive film on this list is Office Christmas Party, which danced its way to $8.5 million this weekend. Fueled by funny actors Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon, among others, the 2-star rated comedy now has $31.5 million under its belt (or Christmas tree) after two weekends on screens.
With an Oscar-caliber cast including Will Smith, Kate Winslet, Keira Knightley, Edward Norton and Helen Mirren, Collateral Beauty premiered this weekend to a $7 million showing. The David Frankel drama, made on a budget of approximately $35 million, is set in New York City and largely unfolds around the holidays. It currently has a 4.4-star rating on Tribute.ca.
In its fifth week of release, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them hung on to a top five finish with a $5 million effort this weekend. With Eddie Redmayne and Katherine Waterston lending it their magic, the 3.6-star rated film now has $207.7 million to go along with the creatures in its suitcase. ~Matthew Pariselli
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Wow, it was bested by Batman V. Superman and the last Captain Blandmerica movie? Sounds like a disappointment…
i was able to see Rogue One this weekend and I loved the surprises in it. And it fits perfectly into the series.I don’t usually see movies a second time, but I want to see this just to find errors and because it was asthetically nice to look at.
I’m curious to see how much Rogue One makes. And Collateral Beauty?! Haha, what a disaster.
Saw it, did not enjoy it. Was pretty boring unless you like to watch non stop battles. I loved Collateral Beauty though. Not a Will Smith fan but the story was amazing.