‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ Scores Second-Best Christmas Day Box Office

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker ruled the Christmas day box office with $32 million.

Forbes reports that Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker earned $32 million on Wednesday, topping the Christmas day box office in North America. It’s the second-best Christmas day haul behind 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which holds the record with $49 million. Both films were directed by J.J. Abrams.

The Rise of Skywalker has so far grossed $258.8 million at the domestic box office for a worldwide total of $516.8 million. The film, which is the final installment in the Skywalker saga, opened to mixed reviews as it currently has a 55% score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.

Last week, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker debuted to $176 million domestically, the lowest opening weekend of the Sequel Trilogy. The Force Awakens raked in $247 million four years ago while The Last Jedi brought in $220 million when it opened in 2018.

Here is the synopsis for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: 

Lucasfilm and director J.J. Abrams join forces once again to take viewers on an epic journey to a galaxy far, far away with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the riveting conclusion of the seminal Skywalker saga, where new legends will be born and the final battle for freedom is yet to come.

Directed by J.J. Abrams, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker stars Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Kelly Marie Tran, Joonas Suotamo, Billie Lourd, Naomi Ackie, Richard E. Grant, Keri Russell, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams. Carrie Fisher will appear as General Leia Organa through the use of previously unreleased footage shot for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now playing in theaters.

Source: Forbes