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Disney and Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi delivered an early Christmas present for Hollywood and theater owners over the weekend with a near-record $220 million debut in North America, the second-best showing of all time behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The Last Jedi opened a mere 11 percent behind The Force Awakens‘ record-shattering domestic launch of $247.9 million on the same weekend in 2015, a rare feat in the age of sequels.
The top 12 films of the weekend, as of Sunday, December 17, are as follows:
| # | Title | Distributor Name | Weekend Revenue | Cume Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend Total | # of Locs | Loc Avg | ||||
| 1 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Disney | $220,047,000 | 4,232 | $51,996 | $220,047,000 |
| 2 | Ferdinand | 20th Century Fox | $13,325,000 | 3,621 | $3,680 | $13,325,000 |
| 2 | Coco | Disney | $10,025,000 | 3,155 | $3,177 | $150,810,896 |
| 4 | Wonder | Lionsgate | $5,400,000 | 3,047 | $1,772 | $109,256,738 |
| 5 | Justice League | Warner Bros. | $4,170,000 | 2,702 | $1,543 | $219,456,347 |
| 6 | Daddy’s Home 2 | Paramount | $3,800,000 | 2,493 | $1,524 | $96,579,982 |
| 7 | Thor: Ragnarok | Disney | $2,981,000 | 1,895 | $1,573 | $306,375,120 |
| 8 | Disaster Artist, The | A24 | $2,636,908 | 1,010 | $2,611 | $12,932,039 |
| 9 | Murder On The Orient Express | 20th Century Fox | $2,470,000 | 1,923 | $1,284 | $97,252,742 |
| 10 | Lady Bird | A24 | $2,108,117 | 947 | $2,226 | $25,977,506 |
| 11 | Star, The | Sony | $1,775,000 | 1,936 | $917 | $35,375,220 |
| 12 | Shape Of Water, The | Fox Searchlight | $1,738,000 | 158 | $11,000 | $3,620,564 |
