The latest instalment of the epic space opera was bettered only by 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," the first movie in the saga's sequel trilogy which took $248 million on its debut weekend and a total gross of $937 million. By comparison, "The Force Awakens" received a 93 percent critic score and 88 percent audience rating, while 2016 spin-off "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" got 85 and 87 percent respectively. Last weekend's number one "Coco," a colorful Pixar movie set in Mexico, was beat out to third place with $10 million. It has now earned $150.8 million in North America since its release four weeks ago, on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Feel-good film "Wonder" starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay slid to fourth, taking $5.4 million.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 17, 2017 19:18 UTC