It’s been two weeks since “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” hit theaters and it’s managed to hold the top spot at the box office for 14 days straight, earning over $400 million and nearly breaking a number of box office records. So how is it tracking at this point compared to the two most recent Star Wars films, “The Force Awakens” (2015) and “Rogue One” (2016), both of which were released on the same week in December? In short, the newest film is falling far short of the former but leading the latter.
“The Force Awakens” is the biggest grossing film of all time, bringing in a stunning $936.7 million domestically and another $1.132 billion overseas for a total of $2.068 billion worldwide. It has set the record in a number of categories, including opening day, fastest to $100 million, and opening weekend, among others. While not many expected “Last Jedi” to quite attain the heights of the first in the new Disney series, many expected the sequel to give it a run for its money — but that hasn’t been the case.
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