Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

At the end of a stratospheric year for the film industry worldwide we find a familiar figure ahead of the global charts and ready to lead the way into 2020. Disney’s The Rise of Skywalker finished its second frame taking first place in the US with $72 million dollars and doing the same on the international chart with $94.

Is it possible to be disappointed with a $375 million opening weekend? For Disney, where a $10 billion year at the global box office isn’t just a fairy tale, Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker’s hefty worldwide bow somehow falls below expectations. At $175.