Box Office

Sony jumped into a strong lead over the long Martin Luther King Day weekend with their action-comedy Bad Boys for Life taking first in the US with $73 million during the three-day weekend. It had the second biggest release for January of all time after American Sniper (which opened in December and went wide on MLK day) started with $107.

Best Drama winner 1917 went parabolic this week, taking first place with $36. 5 million.

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.

Sony’s Jumanji: The Next Level upped its gain and outperformed all forecasts with a $60. 1 million in its domestic opening weekend.

A weak weekend overall positioned two studios on the forefront.  On the international front, Sony harvested good results from its release strategy for Jumanji: The Next Level, which hit 18 overseas markets ahead of its domestic debut and amassed $54.

Frozen 2 stayed hot over the Thanksgiving weekend taking first place in the global charts with $249 million worldwide. It dropped just 35% in North America, staying in the top spot with $82.

Frozen II skated to an immense $350 million global debut logging another win In Disney’s fairy tale 2019. That number makes it the biggest animated day and date release in history worldwide.

Ford v Ferrari started hot off the line and raced to the center of the podium with a $52. 4 million launch in first place at home and abroad.

The Veterans Day box office roundup in the US saw Roland Emmerich’s Midway lose its opening battle with a meager $17. 5 million take in its domestic launch.