It’s getting highly praised in the critics’ circles and also with millions of fans all over the world. Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened to a huge $450 million in its first few days around the world, $220 million of it on domestic soil making it the second-biggest opener of all time behind The Force Awakens.
The film opens in the UK to £27.5M having screened in over 700 sites – the widest cinema release of all time and the biggest opening of the year. Saturday’s figures alone came in at £7.6M meaning Disney has the top three in the all-time Saturday box office figures alongside Star Wars: The Force Awakens and this year’s Beauty and the Beast.
Synopsis: Luke Skywalker’s peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to learn the ways of the Jedi forces Luke to make a decision that changes their lives forever. Meanwhile, Kylo Ren and General Hux lead the First Order in an all-out assault against Leia and the Resistance for supremacy of the galaxy.
The impressive $450 million global debut is the no. 5 opening of all time, behind only The Fate of the Furious (which also took in China’s gross – The Last Jedi opens there on January 5th), Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Jurassic World (which also included China), and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.
The film stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Gwendoline Christie, and Andy Serkis. New cast members include Benicio Del Toro, Academy Award nominee Laura Dern, and newcomer Kelly Marie Tran.
You can read our full, non-spoilery review of Star Wars The Last Jedi over here.
