"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" continue to hit like a storm. The movie now reaches $653 million all over the world. The new addition to the "Star Wars" franchise is now the third highest grossing film of 2016. It surpassed "The Secret Life of Pets," The Jungle Book" and "Deadpool."
Variety reported that the movie earned $53.1 million in United Kingdom, $28.8 million in Germany, $25.2 million in France, $23.1 million in Australia and $18.9 million in Japan. Internationally, the movie reached $295.2 million.
The movie opened in South Korea with $900,000. According to the site, Rogue One is in the 101st highest grossing film of all time. It topped "The Hunger Games" and "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones."
The site explained that the movie is set before the events of the original "Star Wars." It follows the journey of rebels trying to steal the plans for the Death Star. They explained that it is set one year after "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."
In its first two weeks, the new addition to the Star Wars franchise earned $629 million domestically. The site estimated that the new movie will earn $936 million by the end of its run.
According to Box Office Mojo, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" has been rocking the top spot of the box office charts for three consecutive weeks now. The site reported that it already surpassed the domestic gross of "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
However, the college football playoffs and NFL games may have an effect on the gross of the movie. According to the site, the playoffs will have an effect on adult-targeted movies like "Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie."
The success of the new "Star Wars" film did not come as a surprise to fans. In a previous article from Travelers Today, they explained that George Lucas had nothing but praises for the film.
Gareth Edwards, the creator of the movie, felt so happy about the comment that he joked that he can now die happy. "Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie" is still showing in theaters.
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