“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” is falling slightly shy of its 2017 predecessor, “The Last Jedi,” at the holiday box office. After grossing an estimated $26.2 million on its second Friday in theaters, the Disney/Lucasfilm production is estimated to earn $141.5 million during this extended weekend going back to Christmas Day.
That total includes an estimated $78.8 million total from Friday through Sunday, a 56% drop from the film’s $177 million opening. Overall, “Skywalker” is currently estimated for a $368.6 million total. By comparison, “The Last Jedi” earned $395 million domestically through its first 11 days in theaters, including a Christmas Day which fell on a Monday.
In second this weekend is Sony’s “Jumanji: The Next Level” with $11.7 million, which is currently estimated for a $58.7 million 5-day total and a domestic cume of $175.2 million after three weekends, putting it on pace to become the fourth non-Disney release to gross over $200 million in North America this year.
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In third is another Sony release: Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” with $5.7 million Friday, which is earning strong audience and critical acclaim and is currently estimated for a $28.2 million 5-day opening from 3,308 theaters. In fourth is Disney’s “Frozen II” with $6 million, which has now passed the domestic run of the original “Frozen” after six weekends in theaters. With an estimated $26.4 million 5-day total, the sequel now has a domestic running total of $420 million.
Completing the top 5 is recently acquired Disney release “Spies in Disguise” with $4.6 million Friday, which is a 20th Century Fox title produced by Blue Sky and Chernin. Family turnout is starting to come in lower than expected, with 5-day estimates now falling to $22.5 million from 3,502 screens. “Spies in Disguise” had been tracking before release for an extended opening in the mid $2o million range.
Outside the top 5 and taking sixth place in its fifth weekend is Lionsgate’s “Knives Out.” By the end of the weekend it should have a cumulative $110.5 million.
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In seventh, A24’s crime thriller “Uncut Gems,” which was projected for a 5-day opening in the mid-teens and is outperforming that with a $19 million start. On Friday it grossed another $3.3 million from 2,348 screens, bringing its cumulative total thus far to $13.7 million. The Safdie Bros. film stars Adam Sandler and grossed $1 million in limited release before expanding to 2,341 screens.
Universal’s “Cats” is in eighth place, having earned $1.7 million on Friday. It is projected to earn $8.9 million in all over the 5-day weekend for an estimated cumulative total of $17.9 million. War epic “1917,” which is playing on 11 screens, is looking at a cume 5-day of $1 million after earning $180,000 Friday.
Lionsgate’s “Bombshell” is in ninth with $1.6 million Friday and is looking at an $8.5 million 5-day weekend for a cumulative total of $15.8 million. Warner Bros. “Richard Jewell” grossed another $1 million on Friday, bringing its cume total to $14.1 million, and “Just Mercy,” which opened in limited release this holiday on just four screens, made $37,000 Friday. It’s projected for a 5-day opening of $250,000.
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Anchor Bay9. "Silent Night" (2012)
Opening: $9,779
Cumulative: $14,567
Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King and Donal Logue star in the film about a murderous Santa who picks off people one by one.
8. "Better Watch Out" (2016)
Opening: $12,569
Cumulative: $20,369
Olivia DeJonge plays a babysitter who must protect a 12-year-old boy after a home invasion while his parents are out at a holiday party.
Oscilloscope Pictures7. "Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale" (2010)
Opening: $9,281
Cumulative: $236,347
The film follows a group of people living near the Korvatunturi mountain who discover the secret behind Santa Claus.
6. "Anna and the Apocalypse" (2018)
Opening: $52,588
Cumulative: $545,597In this comedic musical with grossout touches, a teenager and her friends ward off the zombie apocalypse when it comes at Christmas-time.
TriStar5. "Silent Night, Deadly Night" (1984)
Opening: $1.4 million
Cumulative: $2.5 millionIn the slasher film, a young boy loses his parents and years later becomes a spree killer in a Santa costume.
4. "Black Christmas" (2019)
Opening: $4.2 million
Cumulative: $7.2 million (as of Dec. 22, 2019)A second remake of a 1974 Canadian film, starring Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue and Brittany O'Grady, this slasher film about sorority sisters fighting off a stalker takes a stab at feminist themes.
MGM3. "Black Christmas" (2006)
Opening: $3.7 million
Cumulative: $16.3 millionMichelle Trachtenberg, Lacey Chabert and Katie Cassidy star in the slasher film about sorority girls getting murdered one by one (a remake of a 1974 Canadian film).
2. "Krampus" (2015)
Opening: $16.3 million
Cumulative: $42.7 millionA boy in a dysfunctional family turns his back on Christmas -- and accidentally unleashes a demon force as a result.
Warner Bros.1. "Gremlins" (1984)
Opening: $12.5 million
Cumulative: $148.2 millionThe movie follows a young boy who breaks rules and unleashes a horde of mischievous monsters.
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