Star Wars at the top of the American box office

The eighth sequel to Star Wars remains at the top of the US box office for the second consecutive week of release in North American cinemas.

With $ 220 million in box office revenue this weekend, which premiered in the United States and Canada, "Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi" grossed $ 68,5 million this weekend in 4.232 theaters. After 10 days of screening, the film's total gross is currently $ 365 million, according to preliminary data from Exhibitor Relations, an amount that is expected to increase on Christmas Day.

In total, according to analyst Paul Dergarabedian, the film grossed $ 745,4 million worldwide after its first release. The record for the highest receipts in the world is held by Avatar (2009) with 2,7 billion dollars.

The movie "Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens" (2015) had raised just over two billion.

The second place in the American box-office is occupied by the adventure "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" with revenues of 34 million dollars, followed by the comedy-musical "Pitch Perfect 3" with revenues of 20,4 million dollars.

In fourth place is "The Greatest Showman" which tells the story of the magician PT Barnum, played by Hugh Jackman. The film grossed $ 8,6 million over three days.

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