Moviegoers spent their Christmas holiday in a galaxy far, far away – as Star Wars: The Force Awakens continued its saber-wielding dominance. In its second weekend on the market, Star Wars: The Force Awakens unwrapped an astounding (and record setting) $153.5 million – a total that any film would kill to have on its opening weekend. Episode VIII embraced a 38% drop, but continued its bombardment in 4,134 theaters across the country. Oh, and it has already crossed the $1 billion threshold. That’s right. It took less than two weeks for Star Wars to gross $1 billion ($1.09 billion) – crossing the mark faster than any other film. The film has amassed a staggering $544.5 million on the domestic front alone ($546 million, foreign) – and as Star Wars continues to post these types of numbers, Avatar is sure to be shaking in its boots. Avatar grossed $2.7 billion ($2 billion of which came from foreign markets). …show more content…
The comedy was met with terrible reviews from critics, and maintains a wretched 28% over at RottenTomatoes. Still, Daddy’s Home easily won over comedy crowd over the holiday, proving the Ferrell/Wahlberg tandem is as vibrant as in the past. The film was produced on $50 million. Yet another new release, Joy, starring Jennifer Lawrence, secured the third spot – grabbing a modest $17.5 million. The film, which also stars Bradley Cooper, was met with mixed reviews (57%) – but the star power of Lawrence is obviously alive and well. The film is working against a production budget of $60 million. Fourth place went to Sisters, starring Tina Fey – adding $13.8 million. Sisters has been a quiet hit over the past two weeks, mostly due to the abundance of competition that’s out there. Nevertheless, the comedy has mounted a domestic payday of $37.1 million, bringing the film’s total to $40