LOS ANGELES (AP) - Facing stiff competition from “Jumanji,” ’’Star Wars: The Last Jedi” just barely topped the box office for the third weekend in a row with $66.8 million in additional earnings across the holiday weekend.
The blockbuster space saga has now earned $531.5 million from North American theaters, making it the highest-grossing movie of 2017.
In a close second was “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle” which brought in $66.3 million in its second weekend in theaters. The Dwayne Johnson-starrer has earned $185.2 million to date.
“Pitch Perfect 3” followed in third place with $21.7 million, while “The Greatest Showman” took fourth place with $20.9 million. Both are in their second weekend in theaters.
The animated family pic “Ferdinand” rounded out the top five with $14.9 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Tuesday by comScore:
1. “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Disney, $66,813,601, 4,232 locations, $15,788 average, $531,511,829, 3 weeks.
2. “Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle,” Sony, $66,273,753, 3,765 locations, $17,603 average, $185,224,946, 2 weeks.
3. “Pitch Perfect 3,” Universal, $21,676,000, 3,468 locations, $6,250 average, $68,166,470, 2 weeks.
4. “The Greatest Showman,” 20th Century Fox, $20,906,547, 3,316 locations, $6,305 average, $54,422,533, 2 weeks.
5. “Ferdinand,” 20th Century Fox, $14,852,368, 3,337 locations, $4,451 average, $57,012,473, 3 weeks.
6. “Coco,” Disney, $10,083,054, 2,104 locations, $4,792 average, $182,455,513, 6 weeks.
7. “All The Money In The World,” Sony, $7,214,936, 2,074 locations, $3,479 average, $14,342,632,1 week.
8. “Darkest Hour,” Focus Features, $7,010,765, 943 locations, $7,435 average, $19,658,052, 6 weeks.
9. “Downsizing,” Paramount, $6,248,716, 2,664 locations, $2,346 average, $18,707,081, 2 weeks.
10. “Father Figures,” Warner Bros., $4,966,173, 2,902 locations, $1,711 average, $14,030,095, 2 weeks.
11. “The Shape Of Water,” Fox Searchlight, $4,723,305, 756 locations, $6,248 average, $16,863,460, 5 weeks.
12. “Wonder,” Lionsgate, $4,270,824, 1,193 locations, $3,580 average, $122,579,689, 7 weeks.
13. “Molly’s Game,” STX Entertainment, $3,110,069, 271 locations, $11,476 average, $6,137,582,1 week.
14. “Lady Bird,” A24, $1,901,467, 392 locations, $4,851 average, $31,867,480, 9 weeks.
15. “Justice League,” Warner Bros., $1,564,203, 1,215 locations, $1,287 average, $225,913,169, 7 weeks.
16. “The Disaster Artist,” A24, $1,241,322, 507 locations, $2,448 average, $18,170,124, 5 weeks.
17. “Tiger Zinda Hai,” Yash Raj Films, $1,227,405, 284 locations, $4,322 average, $4,878,546, 2 weeks.
18. “Daddy’s Home 2,” Paramount, $1,202,123, 770 locations, $1,561 average, $102,071,930, 8 weeks.
19. “Thor: Ragnarok,” Disney, $1,129,887, 540 locations, $2,092 average, $311,500,126, 9 weeks.
20. “Call Me By Your Name,” Sony Pictures Classics, $998,105, 115 locations, $8,679 average, $4,906,868, 6 weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by 21st Century Fox; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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