‘The Last Jedi’ collects almost $100M at box office during holiday

Published 11:23 am Friday, December 29, 2017

LOS ANGELES  — “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” claimed the biggest Christmas haul over the four-day holiday weekend, adding almost $100 million to its coffers, according to box office figures released Tuesday.

Four new releases couldn’t catch the intergalactic juggernaut.

Of the new films, “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” fared best. The Sony adventure debuted in second place with $55.4 million.

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The top 12 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Tuesday by comScore:

1. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Disney

$99,025,055

4,232 locations

$23,399 average

$395,627,411

Two weeks

2. “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” Sony

$55,400,000

3,765 locations

$14,714 average

$72,005,967

One week

3. “Pitch Perfect 3,”

Universal

$26,424,890

3,447 locations

$7,666 average

$26,424,890

One week

4. “The Greatest Showman,” 20th Century Fox

$14,410,116

3,006 locations

$4,794 average

$19,008,847

One week

5. “Ferdinand,” 20th Century Fox

$10,118,526

3,630 locations

$2,787 average

$29,601,410

Two weeks

6. “Coco,” Disney

$8,188,615

2,111 locations

$3,879 average

$164,307,743

Five weeks

7. “Downsizing,” Paramount

$7,670,130

2,668 locations

$2,875 average

$7,670,130

One week

8. “Darkest Hour,” Focus Features

$5,514,455

806 locations

$6,842 average

$8,367,532

Five weeks

9. “Father Figures,” Warner Bros.

$5,480,000

2,902 locations

$1,888 average

$5,480,000

One week

10. “The Shape of Water,” Fox Searchlight

$4,420,381

730 locations

$6,055 average

$8,986,046

Four weeks

11. “Wonder,” Lionsgate

$2,697,076

816 locations

$3,305 average

$115,654,826

Six weeks

12. “All the Money In the World,” Sony

$2,600,000

2,068 locations

$1,257 average

$2,600,000

One week

13. “Tiger Zinda Hai,” Yash Raj Films

$2,569,231

299 locations

$8,593 average

$2,569,231

One week

14. “The Star,” Sony

$1,550,000

1,106 locations

$1,401 average

$38,641,925

Six weeks

15. “Justice League,” Warner Bros.

$1,510,000

1,101 locations

$1,371 average

$223,133,455

Six weeks

16. “Daddy’s Home 2,” Paramount

$1,476,026

1,073 locations

$1,376 average

$99,751,582

Seven weeks

17. “Lady Bird,” A24

$1,414,496

372 locations

$3,802 average

$28,715,314

Eight weeks

18. “The Disaster Artist,” A24

$1,209,633

488 locations

$2,479 average

$16,020,034

Four weeks

19. “Thor: Ragnarok,” Disney

$1,163,335

701 locations

$1,660 average

$309,454,093

Eight weeks

20. “Molly’s Game,” STX Entertainment

$1,042,075

271 locations

$3,845 average

$1,042,075

One week