"Star Wars," "Little Women," & "Uncut Gems" Capitalize On Holiday Box Office

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It was a successful holiday season at the box office.

Variety is reporting that is was a successful outing at the box office this holiday season with over $200 million in total earnings being generated over the weekend, which is a 6.3% boost from 2018.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker continued to lead the way with $72 million earned domestically, bringing its total to $361 million in North America. While critics continue to mull over the artistic merit of the new trilogy's finale, the film is raking in the earnings. 

As for debuts, Uncut Gems saw its nationwide release and brought in $9.5 million over the weekend, but $18.8 million since opening on Christmas day. The new Safdie brothers film stars Adam Sandler as a jewelry maven with a gambling addiction. It's the second film the Safdie brothers have released with A24-- their last being Good Time in 2017. 

Greta Gerwig's big-screen take on the classic novel Little Women also saw its debut this week. The movie stars a sizable cast of stars including Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timothee Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Laura Dern and more. Little Women opened to $16.5 million over the weekend and $29 million since its Christmas day release.

Both films are receiving rave reviews from critics and fans alike. 

For a full break-down of the box office results, head to Variety.


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Cole Blake is currently an Editor at HotNewHipHop based out of Brooklyn, New York. He began working at the site as an intern back in 2018 while studying journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s graduated with a bachelor's degree and written extensively about a wide range of topics including pop culture, film & television, politics, video games, sports, and much more. He’s also covered music festivals such as Gov. Ball and Rolling Loud. You can find him publishing work for HNHH from Monday to Wednesday or on weekends. On the sports front, Cole’s a passionate NBA and NFL fan with his favorite teams being the Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Lakers. He also roots for the Yankees whenever he finds himself at Yankee Stadium or the Red Storm when in the company of other SJU alumni. His favorite hip-hop artists are billy woods, Earl Sweatshirt, Cam’ron, MIKE, and Mach-Hommy.
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