'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' Narrowly Tops 'Jumanji' at New Year's Weekend Box Office
01/01/2018 04:30 pm EST
The Force is strong with Dwayne Johnson, but not quite strong enough.
After putting up a good fight on New Year's weekend, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle was narrowly defeated at the box office by the Disney's December juggernaut, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The Jumanji sequel boasted an impressive $66.5 million at the domestic box office over the four-day, New Year's weekend. The Last Jedi however, in its third weekend, came out on top, earning $68.3 million. That dominance boosted the ninth Star Wars film to over $1 billion at the global box office, giving Disney another monster year.
Despite the defeat this weekend, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle has been a massive overall success for Sony. The sequel was originally projected to earn $45 million in its first six days has skyrocketed to over $185 million in the span of 13 days.
Starring The Rock, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan, Welcome to the Jungle is expected to cross $200 million at the box office this weekend, double the amount that the original Robin Williams film earned in 1995.
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