‘Rogue One’ Dominates The Weekend Box Office, ‘Sing’ Is Pushed Back To Second Place

“ filmStar Wars: Rogue One” is one of the most anticipated films in 2016. That’s why it’s not a surprise that the film topped the box office pushing “Sing” on the second spot.

For those who haven’t seen the film, “Rogue One” is a standalone film. It’s about the stolen blueprint of the Death Star and bounty hunters who are after the said plan. The antagonist of the film is Moff, played Ben Mendelsohn.

Certainly, many fans of the anthology were unsure of the film involving the bounty hunters. However, it became clearer when it was revealed that the plans of the Death Star were stolen, Cinema Blend reports.

Being on top of the weekend can be attributed to the fact that “Star Wars: Rogue One” is associated with Star Wars film. With strong competition, the film still rose on the top as it added $96 million on its fourth day.

On the second spot is the film “Sing” which debited $56 million. The film is a musical animation film. The animals are set to sing some of the favorite pop songs this year.

Following on the third spot this weekend is the film “Passengers.” The uncommon romance turned into sci-fi film had opened with $23.1 million. The film is about a ship that’s traveling people who are in hibernation. Chris’ character accidentally wakes up earlier than their arrival and he also finds a companion in Lawrence’s character.

Following the film on the fourth place is “Why Him” which opens with $16.7 million. “Assassin’s Creed” also debuted on fifth place this weekend as it earned $15 million on its first day, Daily Mail reprots.

So, um. Remember this Leia quote?

It just occurred to me that we finally know exactly who she was talking about.#RogueOne pic.twitter.com/TNJpYesKVM

— Eleven-ThirtyEight (@eleventhirtyate) December 27, 2016

It can be recalled that “Star Wars: Force Awakens” also debuted as a box office hit last year. For now, “Rogue One” is still on the driving seat leading the weekend sales.