Disney and Lucasfilm’s standalone Star Wars movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, earned the third best domestic three-day weekend opening box office numbers of 2016. Rogue One‘s box office win pushed Disney’s other theatrical release into second place, but there’s no reason to worry about Moana‘s performance. Moana‘s worldwide box office stands at $280 million since opening on November 25, 2016 and it’s still pulling in family audiences.
Rogue One performed better than expected ($290 million worldwide), however it didn’t come close to the opening weekend numbers of Star Wars: A Force Awakens. That Star Wars film holds the title for the largest box office opening weekend at $247.9 million domestically and it pulled in $2 billion worldwide before exiting theaters. Rogue One should continue to stay at the top of the charts, even with heavy competition from Passengers, Sing, and Why Him? as well as other upcoming December releases.
The weekend’s other wide release was a disappointing one for Will Smith and New Line Cinema. Collateral Beauty rang up just $7 million over its first three days in release, which is the smallest opening for any film headlined by Smith. Critics weren’t impressed with the PG-13 drama, with RottenTomatoes showing only a 14% fresh rating. However, ticket buyers were kinder to the film, awarding it an A- grade according to Cinemascore.
Box Office Top 10: December 16-18, 2016
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – $155,000,000
- Moana – $11,664,000
- Office Christmas Party – $8,450,000
- Collateral Beauty – $7,000,000
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them – $5,030,000
- Manchester by the Sea – $4,156,338
- La La Land – $4,020,000
- Arrival – $2,775,000
- Doctor Strange – $2,036,000
- Nocturnal Animals – $1,391,380
