Revenge Of The Sith Is A Box Office Smash Hit Again 20 Years Later

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If it was not easy that people still love “Star Wars”, last weekend made this crystal clear. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the film, Disney and Lucasfilm have reissued “the revenge of the Sith”, “aka” episode III “, the film which concluded the trilogy of the prequel of George Lucas and the rowing of the valve again (or for certain Sith films” is now classified as one of the biggest re-editions of all time in terms of Box-Office Opening weekend.

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“Revenge of the Sith” won $ 25.2 million at the national level during the weekend, which was good enough for second place in follow-up only “Sinners” by Ryan Coogler, which posted a second stellar weekend of $ 45 million. He even exceeded new arrivals “the accountant 2” (24.4 million dollars) and “up to dawn” ($ 8 million), in addition to ahead of “a Minecraft film” ($ 22.7 million) in its fourth weekend. To be clear, all these films were at least successful successful success. However, the fact that a 20 -year -old film concluded a trilogy which was encountered, at best, a mixed reception of his time, did better than most of the competition is nothing more impressive … the most impressive. India, “Sith” has now won a large total of $ 892.2 million in his life.

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The only reissue to earn more money during your first weekend? “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope” ($ 35.9 million) in 1997 when “special editions” came out in theaters. But even it came with the promise of new images. In this case, “Revenge of the Sith” opened in theaters exactly as it did in 2005. Fans of “Star Wars” were still in large numbers to look at it.

Even the reissue of the 40th anniversary of 2023 of the “return of the Jedi” only achieved $ 4.69 million during its first weekend, just for an additional context. We can also examine the reissue of the 25th anniversary of last year of “The Phantom threatened”, which reported $ 8.7 million at the national level. The figures in front tell us a fairly clear story – a story that has major implications for Lucasfilm in the future.

When they arrived for the first time, the prequels of “Star Wars” met with a mixed reception. “The Phantom threat” was widely criticized, with Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best) becoming a punchline. Despite this, he marked a successful return for the “Star Wars” franchise and became a gigantic success, totaling nearly $ 1 billion worldwide in his original race. But when “Episode II – Attack of the Clone” arrived in 2002 and completed $ 700 million in the world well, it was clear that the public was not super on board for the story of Anakin Skywalker (with Hayden Christensen representing the Jedi who finally became Dark Vader).

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While “Revenge of the Sith” has long been considered the best of the prequel trilogy, many fans of “Star Wars” who grew up with the originals still have fairly mixed feelings on prequal. Obviously, however, the young generations do not share this feeling, as evidenced by the participation rate for “the revenge of the Sith”. Love also extends abroad, reissue by making an international $ 17 million to an international scale for a global total of $ 42.2 million, all things considered.

Many fans can now see “Episode III” on the big screen for the first time. A large number of fans also grew up watching “The Clone Wars” on television and came to the franchise outside the original trilogy. In other words, this reissue was a big problem for many people. Gen Z has fully adopted the prequel trilogy as a crucial part of the “Star Wars” experience. For some, this era has even become the cornerstone of the franchise.

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People always care about Han, Luke and Leia, that is certain. But the fact is that the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy has nothing useless for a complete redemption tour in recent years. We can no longer claim that they are a stain on the reputation of the franchise. Lucasfilm would do very well to kiss this advance. For the moment, Disney can take advantage of the financial cherry on the cake, and theater owners can benefit from an unexpected auditorium.

You can enter “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” on 4K, Blu-ray or Amazon DVD.