Final Box Office Tally for TPM Opening Weekend Posted By Paul on May 24, 1999
Star Wars made a total of $105.7 million over its opening weekend, 3 million more than LucasFilm expected. The following is from Box Office Guru:
After a seemingly endless amount of anticipation, Star Wars Episode I : The Phantom Menace finally arrived at theaters over the weekend and left a Jabba-sized crater in its wake. While not reaching the industry's lofty expectations, the George Lucas-directed picture grossed an enormous $64.8M over the Friday-to-Sunday frame and a mammoth $105.7M since debuting on Wednesday, May 19th, according to final studio figures. That figure is a full $3M better than the studio originally expected on Sunday. Accounting for an incredible two-thirds of all ticket sales for the top ten films in North America, Episode I has become the fastest film to ever reach $100M in domestic receipts (five full days) and set new opening-day and single-day records with its $28.5M haul on Wednesday.