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‘Star Wars’ passes ‘Beauty and the Beast’ as top 2017 earner
By LINDSEY BAHR a stunning $169.8 million This file image released by Lucasfilm shows Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars: The Last
AP Film Writer to date and could even Jedi.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On reach $300 million domesti-
the last day of the calen- cally by the end of its run. Associated Press
dar year, “Star Wars: The The acapella franchise
Last Jedi” has surpassed “Pitch Perfect 3” took third “Downsizing,” is struggling earned $220,000 from four The year as a whole will
“Beauty and the Beast” place in weekend two, in theaters, taking in $4.6 theaters over the weekend surpass $11 billion again,
as the top grossing film in with $17.8 million, bringing million in its second week- after its Christmas open- with comScore project-
North America in 2017. It its total to $64.3 million — end in theaters. The Matt ing. Starring Daniel Day- ing $11.12 billion, which
also topped the charts still less than what “Pitch Damon-starrer has earned Lewis as a designer, “Phan- is down 2.3 percent from
for the weekend for the Perfect 2” earned on its only $17.1 million to date tom Thread” has grossed last year’s record-breaking
third time, but just barely opening weekend alone in against a $68 million pro- $531,000 to date. grosses ($11.4 billion), and
— Dwayne Johnson’s “Ju- May 2015 ($69.2 million). duction budget. In limited “As end of year market- almost on par with 2015’s
manji: Welcome to the Another musical, “The release, Aaron Sorkin’s places go, this is a great $11.14 billion.“We actually
Jungle” is close on its tail. Greatest Showman,” with “Molly’s Game,” starring time to be a moviegoer,” had a really great end of
According to studio esti- Hugh Jackman as P.T. Bar- Jessica Chastain, earned said Paul Dergarabedian, year surge,” Dergarabe-
mates on Sunday, “The Last num, came in fourth place $2.33 million. The film about a senior media analyst for dian said. “’Star Wars’
Jedi” will add $52.4 million with $15.3 million after the “poker princess” Molly comScore. “There are so adding about a half billion
over the weekend bringing adding 310 screens. The Bloom expands on Jan. 5. many movies out there, dollars didn’t hurt. But ‘Star
its domestic total to $517.1 animated kids film “Ferdi- And Paul Thomas Ander- the only trick is how do you Wars’ didn’t do this
million. “Beauty and the nand” took fifth with $11.7 son’s “Phantom Thread” see all of them.” alone. q
Beast,” also a Disney re- million.In its first weekend
lease, netted out with $504 in theaters after debut-
million for the year. ing on Christmas Day, Rid-
With the weekend’s earn- ley Scott’s “All the Money
ings, “The Last Jedi” will in the World” took in $5.5
also cross the $1 billion million, bringing its total
mark globally — even be- to $12.6 million. The film
fore it opens in China on got some added recogni-
Jan. 5. tion when Scott replaced
But “Star Wars” is facing Kevin Spacey with Chris-
some hefty competition topher Plummer and re-
still, from the likes of The shot portions of the film
Rock, Jack Black and Kev- only 6 weeks before it was
in Hart, whose “Jumanji” set to hit theaters. But the
sequel took in $50.6 mil- hype of the impressive feat
lion in its second weekend hasn’t translated into big
in theaters to take sec- earnings.
ond place. The Columbia Another adult-targeted
Pictures film has earned film, Alexander Payne’s
Gretchen Carlson named chair
of Miss America organization
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) The organization also an- begin stabilizing the orga- In this Oct. 17, 2017, file photo, Gretchen Carlson participates
— Former Fox News Chan- nounced the appoint- nization for the future.” in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss her book “Be Fierce: Stop
nel anchor and 1989 Miss ments of three other past Carlson said she and the Harassment and Take Back Your Power” at AOL Studios in New
America Gretchen Carlson Miss Americas: 2012 win- new board would imme- York.
was named chairwoman ner Laura Kaeppeler diately work with all Miss
of the Miss America Organi- Fleiss, 2000 winner Heather America stakeholders, in- Associated Press
zation’s board of directors French Henry and Kate cluding the organization’s
Monday, and three other Shindle, who won in 1998 state executive directors ridiculed the appearance, lated about the number
past pageant winners will and now serves as presi- and former state titlehold-
join her on the board. dent of the Actors’ Equity ers, “to continue an ongo- intellect and sex lives of for- of sex partners former Miss
The new leadership comes Association. Their appoint- ing inclusive and transpar-
less than two weeks after ments take effect immedi- ent process to identify ad- mer Miss Americas. America Mallory Hagan
leaked emails surfaced ately, as does Carlson’s. ditional new board mem-
showing CEO Sam Haskell “Everyone has been bers and management.” One email used a vulgar has had.
and others disparaging stunned by the events of The new board also looks
the appearance, intellect the last several days, and forward to working with the term for female genitalia The ensuing uproar led to
and sex lives of former Miss this has not been easy for organization’s many spon-
Americas. Haskell resigned anyone who loves this pro- sors, “seeking input while to refer to past Miss Ameri- the resignations of Haskell;
Dec. 23, along with two gram,” Carlson said in a creating a viable, forward-
other top leaders. statement issued by the looking Miss America Or- ca winners, another includ- the group’s president, Josh
The selection of Carlson Miss America Organization. ganization for this and fu-
marks the first time a for- “In the end, we all want a ture generations of young ed a wish that a particular Randle; board chairwom-
mer pageant winner has strong, relevant Miss Ameri- women,” Carlson said.
served as the leader of the ca and we appreciate the In the emails published former Miss America had an Lynn Weidner, and an-
nearly 100-year-old organi- existing board taking the last month by the Huffing-
zation. steps necessary to quickly ton Post, pageant officials died and others specu- other board member.q
