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The financial Force wasn’t as strong withStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalkerover the weekend.
Amid mixed reviews of the ninth episode inDisney‘s space-epic series, the film raked in $176 million over its opening weekend domestically and about $198 million overseas, putting it at a total of $374 million, according to multiple outlets includingForbes.
Forbesreports that despite the lower opening,The Rise of Skywalkerstill holds the title for the third-highest-earning December opening weekend in domestic box office history, right behindThe Force AwakensandThe Last Jedi.
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Daisy Ridley (L) and Carrie Fisher inStar Wars:The Rise of Skywalker.Lucasfilm Ltd.
The final episode in the highly anticipated trilogy sees Jedi-in-training Rey team up once again withex-stormtrooper Finn, pilot Poe Dameron, Wookiee Chewbacca and their droid sidekicks in a quest to stop an evil force that has unexpectedly risen again — and along the way, Rey seeks to find the truth about her family once and for all.
The Rise of Skywalkeropened to fans being divided over the storyline, with manyfeeling like it was an epic conclusionfor the characters, new and old, while others argued that it felt forced, rushed and disjointed.
PEOPLE’sown review ofEpisode IX(which currently holds a 57 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 7.0 out of 10 on IMDb) calls the film a “jam-packed tribute toGeorge Lucas‘ legacy and the millions of dedicated fans who’ve kept the franchise alive and well for decades.”
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Disney’s president of global distribution, Cathleen Taff, toldVarietythat the company is “excited to see audiences showing up” forThe Rise of Skywalker, referring to its opening numbers as “a great start for the kind of film you want to see in theaters.”
“The great thing aboutStar Warsis it’s so beloved and people are so passionate about it,” she added. “[Director] J.J. Abrams and [Lucasfilm president] Kathleen Kennedy did a beautiful job in honoring that legacy.”
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkeris in theaters now.
source: people.com
