Whereas Ryan Coogler’s Sinners drew many of the consideration this weekend for its stupendous field workplace efficiency, spare a thought for Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, which is breaking its personal data. The third installment of the Star Wars prequel trilogy generated $11.3 million on its first day again in theaters, in celebration of its twentieth anniversary. The film is anticipated to gross anyplace between $25 million and $30 million this weekend, which might put it forward of Ben Affleck‘s The Accountant 2 — a exceptional end result that proves the cultural efficiency of the theatrical expertise, if Sinners hadn’t already.
Something above $30.2 million would put Revenge of the Sith atop the checklist of the trendy period’s greatest re-release debuts, forward of The Lion King. For context, The Lion King ended up grossing over $185 million globally in its 2011 re-release. Already, Revenge of the Sith has out-grossed all the $10 million re-release haul that Avatar delivered in its first weekend again in theaters in 2022, on its approach to a $76 million home whole. The report for the most important re-release haul of all time belongs to a different James Cameron movie, Titanic, which earned round $350 million worldwide in 2012, after producing $17 million in its first weekend domestically.
Revenge of the Sith has additionally already out-grossed the $8.7 million re-opening weekend haul of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, which ended up producing just below $20 million worldwide final yr. The Phantom Menace made $21 million in its first weekend again in theaters in 2012, whereas Star Wars: Episode IV – The Empire Strikes Again grossed $21.9 million in its first weekend of re-release in 1997. Revenge of the Sith is poised to interrupt each these data. Extra just lately, the Coraline re-release grossed over $50 million worldwide final yr, whereas the Interstellar re-release generated practically $55 million globally in celebration of its tenth anniversary.
Can this Re-Launch Push ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Previous the $1 Billion Mark Globally?
Directed by George Lucas, Revenge of the Sith concluded the prequel trilogy on a fiery word, however its legacy stays as sophisticated as ever. It earned the perfect evaluations of the lot, and at present stands at a “licensed recent” 79% approval ranking on the aggregator web site Rotten Tomatoes. The film will go the $400 million mark in whole home field workplace income this weekend, whereas its international haul has handed the $850 million mark. Does it have what it takes to push previous the $1 billion milestone? Solely time will inform. The Star Wars sequence depends primarily on streaming reveals as of late, however a handful of theatrical films are in varied phases of manufacturing as we converse. Keep tuned to Collider for extra updates.
