Beauty and the Beast
Rian Johnson’sStar war : Episode VIII - The Last Jedicrossed $ 600 million at the worldwide box office , thus propelling Walt Disney Studios past $ 6 billion globally for 2017 . So far,2017 ’s box office sum have been downby at least 2 pct compare to last year ’s record book - breaking haul . That ’s partly due to lackluster execution at the domesticated box office by blockbuster motion picture such asTransformers : The Last KnightandPirates of the Caribbean : Dead Men secernate No Tales , among others .
Although moviegoers are n’t coming out in droves for the late blockbuster films anymore , the loge office staff has still been robust globally . Walt Disney Studios crossed the $ 5 billion milestonefor the third serial year in November , thanks to releases such as Bill Condon’sBeauty and the Beastand Taika Waititi’sThor : Ragnarok . Warner Bros. Pictures travel along suit a few days later on , with Patty Jenkins’Wonder Womanand Andrés Muschietti’sITleading the charge . Then , Universal Pictures became the third studio apartment to cross the coveted doorway , due to strong worldwide performances by F. Gary Gray’sThe Fate of the Furiousand Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin’sDespicable Me 3 . But it looks like the Mouse House has added yet another billion dollars to its counting this year .
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Varietyreports that Walt Disney Studios is expect to cut across $ 6 billion today - December 22 , 2017 - thanks to strong turnout for Rian Johnson ’s highly - anticipated film , Star Wars : The Last Jedi . The long - awaited sequel to J.J. Abrams’Star Wars : The Force Awakenscrossed $ 600 million globally on Thursday , December 21 , of which $ 296.6 million was pull in domestically and approximately $ 314 million was earn internationally . Moreover , Disney is the only studio ever to spoil $ 6 billion twice in cinema history .
Beauty and the Beastcurrently reigns as the box office champion of the twelvemonth , having earn $ 1.263 billion globally , of which $ 504 million was realise domestically . WhileThe Last Jediisn’t expected to reachThe Force Awakens ' record $ 936.6 million domestic gross , it should crossBeauty and the Beast ’s haul and peradventure even Gareth Edwards’Rogue One : A Star Wars Story ’s gross of $ 532 million . In addition to being the top studio at the box post in 2017 , Disney also holds the top three smear for domestic opening -Guardians 2,Beauty and the Beast , andThe Last Jedi- though Universal’sThe Fate of the Furiousholdsthe record for large planetary opening of all - time .
The Last Jediis currently trailingThe Force Awakens ' record - breaking box office run but is still expected to hybridize the billion - clam threshold before class ’s close , just as Abrams ' motion-picture show did in 2015 . reckon on the film ’s performance , Disney endure a chance at cross $ 7 billion as well , but we ’ll just have to wait and see what happens .
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Source : Variety
