Star Wars: The Last Jedi set to pass $1bn mark by New Year's Eve
Film would be the 32nd in movie history to achieve the feat
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The latest instalment in the Star Wars franchise looks set to become the 32nd film ever to hit the $1bn mark, and is expected to achieve the feat just in time for New Year's Eve.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi currently boasts worldwide takings of $891.8m, according to Variety.
The Disney-Lucas film is dominating the box office in North America along with Sony's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle starring Vin Diesel, Jack Black and Karen Gillan.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi has impressed critics but, unusually, divided fans.
Mark Hamill, who returned to play Luke Skywalker, recently expressed regret over commenting publicly on the concerns he had over the storyline where he said the current depiction of Luke was "not my Luke Skywalker".
He later wrote on Twitter: "I regret voicing my doubts & insecurities in public. Creative differences are a common element of any project but usually remain private. All I wanted was to make a good movie.
"I got more than that," he continued, emphasising how he believes director Rian Johnson made "an all-time GREAT one [sic]".
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments