‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ wins the box office

Disney's "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is still doing big business at the domestic box office as it stayed in the top spot for a third consecutive weekend after taking in $33.7 million. But compared to its previous chapters in the Skywalker saga, the movie is a little sluggish by "Star Wars" standards.

The movie's domestic total is now at $450.8 million, a fantastic figure for any blockbuster after three weeks, but at this time two years ago "The Last Jedi" had brought in $531.5 million. And 2015's "The Force Awakens" raked in the domestic cume after the third weekend of an incredible $742.2 million.

At the end of the day it's not how fast you get to id="listicle-2644164132" billion, but if you get there, and "The Rise of Skywalker" will certainly do that, as the movie's worldwide total to date is 8.8 million. But the performance by "Skywalker" in the coming weeks will be interesting to track, as it might finish its theatrical run without getting to 0 million domestically. A figure that both "Force Awakens" (6.6 million) and "Last Jedi" (0.1 million) surpassed.

Sony supplied the rest of the box office power this weekend with three very different titles.

"Jumanji: The Next Level" continues to be a strong counterprogrammer to "Rise of Skywalker" as it came in second place with .5 million. Its domestic cume is over 6 million (over 0 million worldwide), proving the franchise will continue on for years to come.

Then it was a battle for third place between "Little Women" and "The Grudge." Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the classic edged out the horror with a .5 million take. But the latest reboot of the "The Grudge" has nothing to be upset about. Despite a 16% Rotten Tomatoes score and an F CinemaScore, the movie overperformed with a .3 million opening weekend (it was made for million).

"Knives Out."

(Lionsgate)

Box-office highlights:

• Lionsgate/MRC's "Knives Out" continued to be one of the top-earning original titles released in 2019 (bringing in million over the weekend, only a 9% drop from last weekend), but its performance in China has shocked everyone. Rian Johnson's whodunit, which he made after doing "The Last Jedi," has brought in over million in the Middle Kingdom, which is more than what "The Rise of Skywalker" has earned there (over million).
• A24's "Uncut Gems" continued to ride its critical acclaim and award season buzz to bring in some impressive box office numbers, as the Safdie brothers movie starring Adam Sandler brought in .8 million over the weekend. That marks only an 18% decline from last weekend contributing to a million cume.
• Disney's "Frozen II" is the highest-grossing animated movie of all-time with over id="listicle-2644164132".3 billion worldwide. It passes the first "Frozen," which had the previous record with id="listicle-2644164132".28 billion.

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