Saturday Update: Disney reports this morning that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker posted another $26.234 million on Friday, bringing its eight-day domestic haul to $316 million. That moves the trilogy-capper within 2 percent of the eight-day tally of The Last Jedi two years ago and sets Rise on course for a three-day sophomore weekend in the range of $70 – 80 million, pending those pesky holiday multipliers. If the film lands on the higher end of that range, it would surpass the 10-day tally of Last Jedi ($368.2 million) by Sunday’s end.
In second place yesterday, Jumanji: The Next Level continued to roll with another $11.7 million, giving it a 15-day tally of $151.9 million. We’re projecting a third weekend north of $33 million.
Frozen II claimed the number three position with $6 million yesterday, giving it $410.8 million to-date domestically. We expect around $16.9 million for the weekend.
Little Women continues to meet breakout expectations with another $5.745 million on Friday and an updated three-day start of $18.2 million. Based on current weekend projections, the film could earn around $16.8 million Friday through Sunday, giving it an overall $29.3 million five-day start.
Spies In Disguise continued its modest debut with $4.632 million on Friday for a three-day start of $13.5 million. Meanwhile, Uncut Gems is enjoying breakout status for A24 as it added $3.315 million yesterday, now standing at $14.84 million domestically. Early weekend estimates for both titles are in the chart below.
Early Weekend Estimates (Domestic)
FRI, DEC. 27 – SUN, DEC. 29
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | $76,800,000 | -57% | 4,406 | 0 | $17,431 | $366,596,816 | 2 | Disney |
| 2 | Jumanji: The Next Level | $33,500,000 | 26% | 4,227 | 0 | $7,925 | $173,656,000 | 3 | Sony Pictures |
| 3 | Frozen II | $16,900,000 | 30% | 3,265 | -400 | $5,176 | $421,690,889 | 6 | Disney |
| 4 | Little Women | $16,800,000 | — | 3,308 | — | $5,079 | $29,275,000 | 1 | Sony Pictures |
| 5 | Spies in Disguise | $13,400,000 | — | 3,502 | — | $3,826 | $22,287,856 | 1 | 20th Century Fox |
| 6 | Uncut Gems | $9,800,000 | 3959% | 2,348 | 2343 | $4,174 | $20,237,590 | 3 | A24 |
| 7 | Knives Out | $9,500,000 | 46% | 2,022 | -513 | $4,698 | $110,012,095 | 5 | Lionsgate |
| 8 | Cats | $4,900,000 | -26% | 3,380 | 0 | $1,450 | $17,890,175 | 2 | Universal Pictures |
| 9 | Bombshell | $4,500,000 | -12% | 1,480 | 0 | $3,041 | $15,431,427 | 3 | Lionsgate |
| 10 | Richard Jewell | $3,000,000 | 16% | 2,502 | 0 | $1,199 | $16,079,327 | 3 | Warner Bros. |
| 11 | A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | $1,600,000 | 20% | 1,014 | -510 | $1,578 | $56,018,000 | 6 | Sony Pictures |
| 12 | Black Christmas | $900,000 | -51% | 1,514 | -1111 | $594 | $9,618,330 | 3 | Universal Pictures |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen & Slim | $1,900,000 | 3% | 699 | -379 | $2,718 | $40,308,280 | 5 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Ford v. Ferrari | $1,800,000 | -3% | 793 | -640 | $2,270 | $106,138,359 | 7 | 20th Century Fox |
| 3 | Jojo Rabbit | $290,000 | 52% | 208 | -22 | $1,394 | $290,000 | 11 | Fox Searchlight |
| 4 | Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | $240,000 | 122% | 155 | -25 | $1,548 | $113,293,744 | 11 | Disney |
| 5 | A Hidden Life | $235,000 | -5% | 118 | 12 | $1,992 | $783,065 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| # | TITLE | WEEKEND | LOCATIONS | AVG. | TOTAL | WKS. | DIST. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1917 | $630,000 | — | 11 | — | $57,273 | $1,068,099 | 1 | Universal Pictures |
| 2 | Just Mercy | $130,000 | — | 4 | — | $32,500 | $248,072 | 1 | Warner Bros. |
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