Star Wars: The Last Jedi has made its way into the top 20 highest grossing films ever at the worldwide box office.
Rian Johnson’s follow up to The Force Awakens was met with near universal praise by critics but has deeply divided fans since it has hit cinemas. While some fans aren’t as in love with the picture as Lucasfilm would hope, the film is still pulling in massive numbers at the box office.
Having assembled a mighty $539 million dollars in North America and $563 million overseas, The Last Jedi now has a combined global haul of $1.103 billion (via Box Office Mojo).
This all means that The Last Jedi is inside the 20 highest grossing films of all time at the global box office and it’s not finished yet. The film will likely finish somewhere around the $1.5 billion mark which would place it inside the top seven.
The Last Jedi’s box office feats aren’t quite as impressive as The Force Awakens, which managed a little over $2 billion, but they will end up being well above Rouge One which grossed a total of $1.056 billion.
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In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi sees returning cast members Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb) and Warwick Davis joined by new additions Jimmy Vee (Pan) as R2-D2, Kelly Marie Tran (Ladies Like Us) as Rose, Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) as DJ and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park) as Vice Admiral Holdo.
Originally published January 4, 2018. Updated April 16, 2018.
