'Star Wars' film 'Rogue One' gets third weekend box office winner in North America
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The cast poses on the red carpet as they arrive at the world premiere of the film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" in Hollywood, California, US, December 10, 2016.[Photo/Agencies] |
The Hollywood movie industry sold a record-breaking $11.4 billion in tickets in US and Canada in 2016, according to a recent studio estimate from comScore.
The first weekend box office of 2017 started with a "Star Wars" movie in the number one position, and ended with another Star Wars movie in first place, as the movie industry closed out 2016 with record-breaking sales.
"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was on track to get 64.3 million dollars sale in four-day holiday weekend, receiving its third No. 1 weekend box office in a row. It was on the way to 439.7 million dollars worth of tickets sales in three weeks in North America.
