“Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker” finished the weekend in 5th place and brought in $8.4 million. The film has made a total of $1.029 billion globally, which consists of $494 million domestically and $535 million internationally.
The good news for “Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker” is that it finally made over $1 billion worldwide. This makes it the seventh film released by Disney that has made over $1 billion for the company. The bad news is the movie will end its box office run as the worst-performing movie of the recent Star Wars trilogy.
“Frozen 2” came in 10th place with $3.7 million this weekend. “Frozen 2” has made an impressive $1.402 billion at the box office.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney and Lucasfilm are looking at Taika Waititi (“Thor: Raganarok”) to direct a future Star Wars film.
Not much is known about what project Waititi could be involved with, but it could be part of the the Star Wars movie that Kevin Feige is developing for Disney and Lucasfilm.
Waititi directed the last episode of “The Mandalorian” series and also voiced the character of IG-11. With both ties to Marvel and Star Wars, it seems as though Waititi would be a good fit for a future Star Wars movie.
Now that the last film in the Star Wars Saga has been released, it will be quite some time before we see another Star Wars movie in theaters. The next Star Wars movie is scheduled to be released in December 2022.
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 08: Taika Waititi walks the red carpet ahead of the Award Ceremony during the 75th Venice Film Festival at Sala Grande on September 8, 2018 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Stefania D’Alessandro/WireImage)
For the time being, Disney has decided to shift the focus to several live action Star Wars series that will air on Disney+. This will include a second season of “The Mandalorian”, a series based on K2SO and Cassian Andor from “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”, and actor Ewan McGregor reprising his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in his own series.
You know that whole “New Year’s resolution” thing where people try to cut out sugar or processed foods? Yeah, after all the news we’ve seen today, we don’t know how much longer keeping that resolution will be possible.
Yesterday, we told you about the new Mickey Mouse cookies ‘n cream ice cream sandwiches you can enjoy at home. Now, you can pretend to relive your trip to see the Millennium Falcon at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge with these new Star Wars vanilla ice cream sandwiches.
The limited edition ice cream sandwiches are great for those who aren’t as keen on chocolate. The cookies are vanilla, and the ice cream inside is plain vanilla. They are very similar to the Mickey sandwiches, even down to the layout of the box. They are both:
Sold in a pack of six
3.5 ounces each
Made with light ice cream (maybe we can keep that New Year’s resolution, after all!). However, these sandwiches are only 160 calories. So you’ll have 20 less calories to burn off
Produced by Nestlé
Check your grocer’s website to see if they’re in stock near you.
Since the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” in December, the film’s presence has spread throughout Walt Disney World, particularly with a new exhibit at Star Wars Launch Bay and new scenes added to Star Tours at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
“The Rise of Skywalker” phone case designs are now available at D-Tech on Demand kiosks at Walt Disney World. Let’s take a closer look at the new designs.
All of these phone cases are the standard D-Tech on Demand price of $29.99 with an additional $5 option for personalization.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance has always touted itself as more than just a ride, but a return to form, a fully immersive experience packed with audio-animatronics where you’re actively recruited by the Resistance and mercilessly intimidated by First Order officers. Not only is the winding cavernous queue packed with props to further envelop guests in the story, they lead to a key part in the attraction’s storyline.
First, guests enter a makeshift briefing room where Rey appears via holo-transmission alongside dutiful droid BB-8 to welcome the new Resistance recruits.
Then they board a nearby Intersystem Transport Ship (I-TS) navigated by Lieutenant Bek and Nien Nunb.
These pre-shows are arguably the favorite portion of the ride for many, and are pivotal in understanding how exactly you end up captured aboard a First Order Star Destroyer. Now, imagine if you didn’t get to experience any of this. For guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios today––many of them experiencing this attraction for the very first time.
Guests took to social media today frustrated after waking up as early as 4:30 AM and bearing the heavy crowds for a Boarding Group only to experience a partial ride-through, with no customer recovery attempts, like FastPasses, distributed for those guests affected.
Guests were funneled in from the queue and backstage directly into the First Order Destroyer scene, where they went on to be loaded onto the attraction without much development of the story. It is unknown whether this was caused by issues or malfunctions with the I-TS transport shuttle or other issues. In recent weeks, the attraction has had a number of its audio-animatronics break or go on B-mode, and the attraction has suffered from full operational breakdowns since opening day.
While issues with the pre-show are a new development since the ride’s opening, it seems it has only affected a handful of boarding groups, but we suggest that everyone planning on seeing it to temper their expectations, and if any issues arise, to kindly inform a Cast Member or Guest Relations for the chance to experience the attraction in full, as it was meant to be experienced.
