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US Box Office Analysis 10 - 12 January 2020: 1917 takes the top spot from The Rise Of Skywalker on its first weekend on wide release in America

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1917
Having been in American cinemas on limited release for a couple of weeks (allowing it to be considered on the awards season) 1917 goes on wide release and takes over at the top of the US box office from Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker while comedy Like A Boss is the top new film.

1917

Sam Mendes was epic makes its way to the top of the US box office after 3 weeks on limited release to a weekend gross of $36.5 Million.

The movies total gross after 3 weeks of release of $39.2 Million, the film has been nominated for various awards like Best Feature at the Oscars and has already won Best Drama at the golden globes which can only increase its total gross.

Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker

After 3 weeks at the top the final movie in the Skywalker saga falls from the top to number 2 with a weekend take of $15 Million.

This puts the J.J. Abrams directed movies total US gross after 4 weeks at $478.1 Million, behind both the other entries in the sequel trilogy.

The movie is the highest total grossing movie on this weeks box office.

Jumanji: The Next Level

The sequel movie starring Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black falls to number 3 this week with $14 Million giving the movie a 5 weeks total gross of $257.1 Million.

Like A Boss

Like A Boss

Highest new film of the week enters the US box office at number 4 with this corporate comedy staring Rose Byrne and Tiffany Haddish which takes $10 Million on its debut weekend.

Just Mercy

Director Destin Daniel Cretton's movie climbs to number 5 this week as the movie is put on wide release and takes $10 Million on its 3rd weekend of release, the film has taken $10.5 Million in total.

Frozen II

Disney's smash hit animated film is at 8 this week having taken $459.3 Million over 8 weeks, the longerst on this week chart.

This weeks top 10 US Box Office films

  1. 1917 - $37,000,200
  2. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - $15,187,034
  3. Jumanji: The Next Level - $14,005,131
  4. Like a Boss - $10,011,272
  5. Just Mercy - $9,713,228
  6. Little Women - $7,801,393
  7. Underwater - $7,008,297
  8. Frozen II - $5,910,150
  9. Knives Out - $5,624,899
  10. Spies In Disguise - $5,173,337
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