Star Wars: Episode VIII: The Last Jedi was first at the box office this weekend, taking in $220 million in North America. It was the second-biggest domestic opening of all time, behind only 2015s The Force Awakens.
The latest installment in the Star Wars franchise made $104.8 million on Friday alone , Variety reported.
Box Office Mojo predicts The Last Jedi will eventually take in between $750 and $830 million domestically, which would put it as high as No. 2 all-time (again, behind only The Force Awakens).
Coming in at a distant second this weekend was the animated feature Ferdinand ($13.3 million), followed by Coco ($10 million), Wonder ($5.4 million) and Justice League, ($4.2 million).
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The Last Jedi also earned $230 million overseas, giving it a global box office of $450 million , according to comScore.
The Force Awakens earned $248 million domestically and $281 million overseas , for a combined haul of $529 million during its first weekend. It was the biggest global opening weekend of all time until earlier this year, when The Fate Of The Furious took in $541 million, including $98 million in North America , per Box Office Mojo.
The next installment in the Star Wars franchise will be Solo: A Star Wars Story . Set to open in May, the film tells the tale of a young Han Solo. Star Wars: Episode IX, which has not yet been given a full title, is scheduled to hit theaters Dec. 20, 2019 .
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CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated the opening weekend global box office for The Last Jedi. It was $450 million, not $450 billion.
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