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The Last Jedi gives a new hope to box offices for 2018

Published Wed, Jan 3, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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The Last Jedi is giving movie theatre chains a new hope for 2018.

Walt Disney Co's latest chapter in the Star Wars saga became the year's No 1 grossing movie after generating US$66.8 million in US and Canadian sales over the four-day holiday weekend, researcher ComScore Inc said on Tuesday. The film's domestic total of US$531.5 million topped the US$504 million tallied by the previous No 1, Disney's Beauty and the Beast.

Worldwide, it has pulled in at least US$1 billion. The success of Jedi, combined with a surprisingly strong two-week run from Sony Corp's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, is encouraging for Hollywood, which has be…

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