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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 13 January 2020

Riding Globes, '1917' ends 'Star Wars' box-office reign

By ANDREW DALTON Oscar winner," said Paul earned $39.2 million in the
AP Entertainment Writer Dergarabedian, senior me- U.S. and Canada and over
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took dia analyst for Comscore. $60 million globally. That's
the Great War to finally While the epic wartime of course dwarfed by Dis-
take down "Star Wars." feel of "1917," which was ney's total domestic take
Director Sam Mendes' shot and edited to appear of $478.2 million for "Star
World War I story "1917" as though it was done in Wars: The Rise of Skywalk-
brought in $36.5 million in a single take, makes it a er," which is on the verge of
its first weekend of wide natural for major awards, reaching $1 billion globally
release, easily topping the its triumphs at the Golden after four weeks.
box office and ending the Globes were a surprise over "Jumanji: The Next Level"
three-week reign of "Star other dramas including was in third place in its fifth
Wars: The Rise of Skywalk- "The Irishman" and "Mar- week of release for Sony
er," which brought in $15 riage Story." with earnings of $14 million,
million, according to studio "I hope this means that and has totaled more than
estimates Sunday. people will turn up and $257 million domestically.
Universal's expansion strat- see this on the big screen, Sony has a smaller sort of This image released by Universal Pictures shows George
egy worked beautifully the way it was intended," hit in "Little Women," which MacKay, center, in a scene from "1917," directed by Sam
for "1917," as the film went Mendes said at the Globes could also make a mark Mendes.
from just 11 screens in its first ceremony. Those hopes at Monday's Oscar nomi- Associated Press
two weeks to more than weren't unfounded. nations and continues its tie at $10 million with "Just season contenders."
3,400 on the weekend af- A good weekend was ex- strong run for a film of its Mercy." The tied-for-fourth $10 mil-
ter it won Golden Globes pected for the film, but it kind, bringing in another "Underwater," 20th Century lion finish was better news
for best director and best shot past those expecta- $7.65 million to put it in the Fox's deep-sea adventure for Warner Bros.' smaller-
drama film, and just be- tions. sixth spot with a total of $74 starring Kristen Stewart, budgeted "Just Mercy,"
fore Monday's Academy "It's the not like the kids were million after three weeks. brought in a tepid $7 million which stars Michael B. Jor-
Award nominations, where clamoring for a World War I The usual January box-of- and finished below "Little dan in the true story of
it's likely to get nods in sev- trench drama," Dergarabe- fice blahs were in effect for Women." an attorney appealing a
eral categories. dian said. "A film like this the week's new releases. "For newcomers, this is usu- murder conviction, and
"This is the blueprint for how could have easily slipped "Like a Boss," Paramount's ally not a bountiful time for like "1917" was expanded
to perfectly execute the off the radar." comedy starring Tiffany the box office," Dergarabe- from just a few screens to
platform release for a po- With its previous two- Haddish and Rose Byrne, dian said. "It's usually about a few thousand in its third
tential Oscar nominee and week take, "1917" has now finished in a fourth-place the holdovers and awards- weekend.q