<P> After dropping by 76% on its second Friday, the worst Friday - to - Friday drop in the series, the film fell by a total of 67.5% in its second weekend, grossing $71.6 million . It was the largest second - weekend drop of the franchise, although it remained atop the box office . The three day total was the 14th biggest second weekend of all time . It grossed an additional $27.5 million on Christmas Day, the second biggest Christmas Day gross of all time behind The Force Awakens ($49.3 million), for a four - day weekend total of $99 million . It made $52.4 million in its third weekend, again topping the box office . It also brought its domestic total to $517.1 million, overtaking fellow Disney vehicle Beauty and the Beast as the highest of 2017 . It was the 6th biggest third weekend of all time . It had the 7th biggest New Year's Day gross of all time with $14.3 million, bringing the four day total to $66.8 million . It grossed $23.7 million and was surpassed the following weekend by Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (which was in its third week) and Insidious: The Last Key . </P> <P> In its first two days of release the film made $60.8 million from 48 markets . The top countries were the United Kingdom ($10.2 million), Germany ($6.1 million), France ($6 million), Australia ($5.6 million) and Brazil ($2.5 million). By the end of the weekend, the film made $230.8 million outside North America, the ninth - highest of all time . This included $36.7 million in the UK (third - highest), $23.6 million in Germany (second - highest), $18.1 million in France, $15.9 million in Australia (second - highest), $14.4 million in Japan, $8.5 million in Russia, $8.3 million in Spain, $7.2 million in Brazil, $7 million in Italy and Mexico, $6.0 million in Sweden and $5.1 million in South Korea . On its second weekend, it grossed $76.1 million overseas and became the fourth - highest - grossing film of the year in Europe . As of January 21, the largest markets outside of the United States and Canada are the United Kingdom ($109.3 million), Germany ($79.8 million), France ($63.5 million), Japan ($60.8 million) and Australia ($43.5 million). </P> <P> The film had a $28.7 million opening weekend in China, the lowest for a Star Wars film in that country since 2005 . Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened to $52 million two years prior and Rogue One, which featured Chinese stars Donnie Yen and Jiang Wen, opened to $30 million in 2016 . The Last Jedi added only $7 million during the week, to reach a total of $34.2 million in its first seven days . A week after its debut, China's movie exhibitors dropped the film's showtimes by 92 percent, from its 34.5% percent share of the territory's total screenings . The film grossed $910,000 in its third weekend, dropping to ninth place at the Chinese box office, overshadowed by new releases including Bollywood film Secret Superstar, Hollywood films Ferdinand and Wonder, and Chinese film A Better Tomorrow 2018 . The Last Jedi grossed $41 million in China, as of January 21, 2018 . </P> <P> On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Star Wars: The Last Jedi has an approval rating of 91% based on 373 reviews, with an average rating of 8.1 / 10 . The website's critical consensus reads, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists--and delivering all the emotion - rich action fans could hope for ." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, based on 56 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". </P>

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