LOS ANGELES: The holiday box office proved fruitful for a wide variety of movies as overall ticket sales reached $200 million over the weekend — a 6.3% boost from last year.Disney and Lucasfilm &Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker& led the bounty, crossing $361 million in North America after this weekend $72 million haul.
J.J.
Abrams& third and final chapter in the sequel trilogy collected $136 million over the five-day Christmas stretch.
After less than two weeks in theaters, &Rise of Skywalker& has generated $725 million globally, distinguishing itself as the 10th-highest grossing movie of the year worldwide and seventh-biggest in the United States Greta Gerwig &Little Women& is also bringing holiday cheer, generating $16.5 million during the weekend and $29 million since Wednesday to land at No.
3.
That a solid result for Sony and New Regency, which shelled out $40 million to produce the film.
Gerwig, who wrote and directed &Little Women,& proved that seventh times& a charm for Louisa May Alcott literary classic.
The movie — starring Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Timothee Chalamet, Emma Watson and Laura Dern — has received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.Slightly lower on box office charts, A24 suspense thriller &Uncut Gems& debuted at No.
7, collecting $9.5 million over the traditional weekend and $18.8 million since opening on Wednesday.
That marks the indie distributor biggest five-day launch to date despite the film C+ CinemaScore from audiences.
United States ticket sales currently sit at $20 million, already making it one of the specialty studio highest-grossing films.
Directed by brothers Josh and Benny Safdie, &Uncut Gems& has found itself in the awards conversation for Adam Sandler dramatic turn as a jewelry maven and gambling addict.After &Rise of Skywalker,& Sony &Jumanji: The Next Level& and Disney &Frozen 2& eclipsed newcomers on box office charts.
Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart action sequel has pocketed a huge $59 million since Wednesday, propelling its domestic tally to $175.45 million.Meanwhile, the animated follow-up to 2013 &Frozen& generated $16.5 million over the weekend and $26 million during the five-day holiday frame.
Those dazzling ticket sales push &Frozen 2& to $421 million in North America and $1.21 billion worldwide, passing 2015 &Minions& ($1.15 billion) to become the third-highest grossing animated movie in history.In fifth place, Disney-Fox &Spies in Disguise& launched to $13 million over the three-day weekend and $22 million since Christmas Day.
The animation adventure, voiced by Will Smith and Tom Holland, also amassed $16 million overseas for a global tally of $38 million.Elsewhere, Tom Hooper &Cats& dropped to No.
9 on box office charts after collecting a disappointing $8.7 million over the extended holiday weekend.
Universal musical adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber stage show has earned $17 million to date.
The universally skewered movie is likewise stumbling at the international box office, where it ignited with a dismal $13.6 million from 38 markets.
The $100 million movie has made just $38 million globally so far.Sam Mendes& &1917& ignited the specialty box office, scored $1 million from 11 theaters over the five-day frame, above Universal and DreamWorks& expectations.
The WWI epic follows two young British soldiers (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) tasked with the dangerous mission of delivering a message that could save hundreds of lives.
&1917& debuts nationwide on Jan.
10.In New York and Los Angeles, Warner Bros.& &Just Mercy& pulled in $228,000 from four theaters.
Jamie Foxx, Michael B.
Jordan and Brie Larson star in the legal drama about a black man wrongly accused of murder.
The film earned a rare A+ CinemaScore from moviegoers, as well as a 98% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, which could bode well as it expands nationwide in the coming weeks.Neon &Clemency,& an acclaimed drama with Alfre Woodard, bowed with $37,000 from two venues, averaging $18,539 from each location.In notable box office milestones, Rian Johnson murder mystery &Knives Out& surpassed the $200 million globally after crossing $100 million in domestic ticket sales this weekend.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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