Boba Fett For $28K? Wis. Man Builds Toy Empire Selling ‘Star Wars’ Collectibles
Brian Semling had absolutely no interest in Star Wars. “We had a garage sale and I sold all my toys, including my Star Wars toys,” Semling said. That’s hard to believe now, considering his home and his business are chock full of Boba Fett, Luke Skywalker and even a Snaggletooth (or Yak Face).
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‘Last Jedi’ and the Beginning of ‘Star Wars’ Fatigue
Who knew, as 2017 comes to a close, that the chatter around the newest Star War movie could possibly be the most divisive of this dynamic and dramatic year? More divisive and split on opinions than mother! and The Neon Demon combined, The Last Jedi has created a full blown fandom war.
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Star Wars’ Porgs Are Ugly, But You Think They’re Cute
When the trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi was released, the internet went wild for porgs, the little bird-like creatures that live on Luke Skywalker’s secluded island. Porgs are heavily inspired by puffins, seabirds that roost on rocky cliffs, and have the big, round eyes of a seal. They were also given the …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi holds number one spot at the box office, rakes in $966 million
Its triumph echoed last year’s Christmas number one, Star Wars: Rogue One, which told the backstory to the original 1977 hit. The movie has so far netted US$745.4 million (A$966 million) worldwide, according to industry analyst Paul Dergarabedian, although the record to beat remains 2009’s Avatar, …
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Star Wars Box Office: The Last Jedi Strikes Down A Ton Of New Releases In Its Second Week
This past weekend saw an impressive five new wide releases hit theaters here in the United States, but they were no match for the power of Star Wars. Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi was once again king of the box office in its second week, and you can see the full breakdown of the numbers in the Top 10 …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Expected To Cross $1 Billion This Week
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been a smashing success at the Box Office, surprising absolutely no one. And despite a large drop from week-to-week numbers, it’s already set make a massive achievement. Estimates for the latest film in the Lucasfilm franchise predict the film will cross the $1 billion mark in …
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Space Station Astronauts Watch ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ From Space
The latest episode in the Star Wars saga has now taken to the cosmos where the stories come from. Sure, the movie is not exactly in a galaxy far, far away, but in the Earth’s orbit is close enough. The International Space Station just screened Star Wars: The Last Jedi for the astronauts on board, giving the …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Trails ‘The Force Awakens’ By More Than $120 Million
Box office sales numbers showed the latest “Star Wars” film made $220 million domestically on its opening weekend, while “The Force Awakens” earned $248 million. However, Disney execs can look to how the movie is doing in international sales and celebrate. According to another report, “The Last …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi ruling holiday box office, Jumanji No. 2
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is still the biggest box office draw in the galaxy. Disney and Lucasfilm’s space-fantasy sequel is poised to gross an estimated $100.7 million from 4,232 theaters in the U.S. and Canada over the long holiday weekend (Friday-Monday), holding off newcomers including Jumanji: …
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When it comes to critics and audiences, “Bright” is the mirror opposite of “The Last Jedi”
December was a big month for movie releases—especially for lovers of sci-fi and fantasy. The Last Jedi, the long-awaited eighth episode in the Star Wars franchise, and Netflix’s $90 million Bright both dropped this month. If you listen to films critics, the former is a near-masterpiece, and the latter is a …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ repeats at No. 1 with $69M at the box office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Star Wars: The Last Jedi is continuing its dominance over the movie galaxy as expected, outpacing three new releases. The eighth installment in the Disney-owned space saga is expected to add another nearly $69 million to its coffers over the weekend, according to studio …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Ruins the Skywalker Legacy
Despite its critical and commercial success, Star Wars: The Last Jedi may well be the most polarizing installment of the franchise to date. While writer/director Rian Johnson continues to depict the struggle between good and evil, represented by the Resistance and the First Order, he veers away from the …
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Get caught up! Star Wars Film Screening
Feel out of the loop b/c you don’t understand who begat who and came for whom when the planet blew up someone’s dad in a cape? Star Wars can be intimidating – especially for those that haven’t lived lives waiting for the next part of the saga to drop. Turns out – its not going anywhere. And its actually …
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Dominates Box Office Again
(LOS ANGELES) — “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is continuing its dominance over the movie galaxy as expected, outpacing three new releases. The eighth installment in the Disney-owned space saga is expected to add another nearly $69 million to its coffers over the weekend, according to studio …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Had Largest First to Second Weekend Box Office Dollar Drop in History
But Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the first film to drop off by more than $150 million. There are several factors that may contribute to this huge week-to-week decline. The Last Jedi did have the second largest opening weekend in history. Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday has traditionally contributed to a …
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‘Star Wars’ Closed Captioned Screening Settles a ‘The Last Jedi’ Debate
Even though Star Wars: The Last Jedi has been in theaters for over a week, fans still have plenty of unanswered questions about it. Thankfully, a closed-captioning machine may have just solved one debate. As fans who have seen The Last Jedi know, the film features one memorable moment where …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Earns $68 Million in Second Weekend at the Box Office
Star Wars: The Last Jedi earned $220 million in its opening weekend, becoming only the fourth film in history to earn over $200 million in its opening weekend. The others are Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which earned $247.9 million in its record-breaking opening weekend, Jurassic World with …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ soars to $745 million worldwide
Disney-Lucasfilm’s “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is showing plenty of force at mulitplexes worldwide with $745.4 million globally as of Sunday. The North American take has hit $365 million in its first 10 days as of Sunday with the studio projecting another $32 million on Christmas Day on Monday — making …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ still dominating the movie galaxy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is continuing its dominance over the movie galaxy as expected, outpacing three new releases. Studio estimates Sunday show the eighth installment in the space saga added another $69 million to its coffers over the weekend. The adventure caper …
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Astronauts Just Watched ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ in Space!
It’s official: “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is truly out of this world. This photo from NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei captures movie night on the International Space Station astronauts and cosmonauts enjoy “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.” “Space Station movie night, complete with “bungee cord chairs’, drink bags …
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Box Office: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Drops 69%, Tops $100M Losers Club
I keep bringing up that Star Wars knock-off, starring John Malkovich… as Snoke!, because 2006 was the last time that Christmas Eve fell on a Sunday and Christmas Day, fell on a Monday, which is absolutely skewing the holds and overall numbers heading into the heart of the holiday season.
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Ron Howard Reportedly Reshot More Of Solo: A Star Wars Story Than We Thought
Over the last few months, Solo: A Star Wars Story has been in the news quite often, and a lot of that news has related to the original directors of the film, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, getting unceremoniously fired from Disney. While that happened well before Solo: A Star Wars Story had an official title, much …
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‘The Last Jedi’ will be the 3rd highest-grossing movie of the year by Christmas day
Despite the movie not being as universally praised by the hardcore “Star Wars” fans as “The Force Awakens,” Disney/Lucasfilm’s “The Last Jedi” will easily win the Christmas holiday weekend at the box office. The movie took in an estimated $68.4 million by Sunday, and will have earned $100.6 million …
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‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Has Record Friday-To-Friday Drop for a Star Wars Movie
Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s second Friday at the box office was on that most films would die for, but compared to other Star Wars films, it marks the biggest Friday-to-Friday drop in franchise history. Star Wars: The Last Jedi earned $24.68 million in its second Friday at the box office, a drop of 76.4 percent …
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Where The ‘Last Jedi’s Grosses Would Be If It Performed Like A Normal ‘Star Wars’ Movie
And likewise, if you have the imprimatur of the Star Wars name in your movie’s title, you’re not supposed to be doing Marvel or Fast & Furious scale business. You’re supposed to be doing Star Wars level grosses. The Last Jedi isn’t doing that. The Last Jedi’s daily holds haven’t even been at the level of …
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