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Tuesday, May 31, 2005
'Star Wars' Tops Box Office With $70.75M
New York Times:"Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" ... remained the top movie with $70.75 million over the long Memorial Day weekend.
The final installment of George Lucas' "Star Wars" saga grossed $271.2 million domestically in its first 12 days, putting it on pace to soar beyond the $310 million total for its predecessor, "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones."
"Revenge of the Sith" may be on track to approach the $431 million domestic haul of "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," said Bruce Snyder, head of distribution for 20th Century Fox, which released the "Star Wars" films.
As with "Titanic," the modern box-office champ that brought young girls back to the theater to see it again and again, "Revenge of the Sith" is drawing strong repeat business among young males.
''We've got a lot of kids who already have this picture four and five times,'' Snyder said.
Worldwide through Sunday, "Revenge of the Sith" had taken in $504.4 million since its almost simultaneous debut in most countries beginning May 18. On that note, I'll be seeing Sith for the third time tonight (with two guys who have both seen it twice already as well) and will see it theatrically at least once more within the next week. I haven't seen a movie this frequently in the theatres in at least a decade.
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