Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to …boffo box office! Hayden Christensen must be doing victory laps around his farm in Canada, because Revenge of the Sith is having its revenge at the box office. The Star Wars film was number 2 domestically, with $25.5 million in ticket sales. It comes behind Sinners in its second week, with almost double the B.O. — $45 million. People really want to see vampires step dance on the big screen, and why wouldn’t they?
Rounding out the top five biggest movies in the country are The Accountant 2 debuting at number 3 with $24.4 million, then A Minecraft Movie at 4 with $22.7 mil, and Until Dawn at 4 with $8 million. The Accountant 2 was expected to go higher in the ranking on its first weekend in theaters, but people underestimated Anakin’s power. People tend to do that. This makes a lifetime box office of $405.2 million for the legend of Darth Plagueis the Wise.
