The 10 highest-grossing movies of 2017 that ruled the box office
It may come down to the wire, but with a couple more big releases on the horizon (“Jumanji” and “The Greatest Showman”) and “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” now in theaters, the movie industry might cross the $11 billion mark for the end of the year. That would be three straight years the biz has hit that milestone.
Regardless, though, there were some major performers, including three very different kinds of movies crossing the $1 billion worldwide mark — and a Stephen King adaptation performing beyond anyone’s expectations.
Thanks to Marvel hits (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” “Thor: Ragnarok”) and a live-action “Beauty and the Beast,” Disney passed the $5 billion total ticket sale mark for the third year in a row. Warner Bros. with “Justice League,” “It,” and “Wonder Woman” also hit the mark for the second time in its history.
Below are the 10 biggest worldwide box office earners of 2017.
But what about "The Last Jedi?"
It's only been out for a weekend, but if past "Star Wars" movies from the last couple of years are any indication, "The Last Jedi" will at least top the domestic box office by the time the year closes.
The movie has already earned $220 million domestically ($450 million worldwide), projections have the movie around the $750 million mark by early January, which means the movie would likely have surpassed the $504 million domestic mark of current leader "Beauty and the Beast" by the new year.
Note: All figures are from Box Office Mojo.
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