11 minutes ago The nice thing about streaming is that it gives subscribers access to thousands of pieces of content that are just a click away. The bad thing about streaming is that subscribers are very much at the whims of what streaming companies want to purchase the rights to, and sometimes big movies can be difficult to keep track of. Such is the case with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. While the movie has been available on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital since March, it hasn't been available on any of the major streaming sites -- e.g. Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. However, all of that is about to change, as Star Wars: The Last Jedi is heading to Netflix in June. It would be awesome if Netflix had been able to time the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi onto its streaming service the same weekend as Solo: A Star Wars Story came out, as we could have all made it a big Star Wars weekend at home and at the theater. Unfortunately that won't end up being the case. The movie won't hit Netflix in … [Read more...] about Where You Can Watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi Streaming
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‘Star Wars’: Turns Out Princess Leia Got Her Ph.D. at 19
Actually, it's doctor, thank you very much. Star Wars fans were shocked, but delighted, to learn over the weekend that Princess Leia not only had a Ph.D., but that she earned it at 19. The revelation was pointed out by Twitter user Becca Harrison, a University of Glasgow professor, who also holds a doctorate degree and discovered the news in the book Superwomen: Gender, Power, and Representation by Carolyn Cocca. According to Cocca, George Lucas said in the 2004 commentary for A New Hope that Leia obtained her doctorate — among other accolades — while Luke was a "naive farm boy." "She's like a very sophisticated, urbanized ruler, a senator, so she's a politician," said Lucas, according to Cocca's book. "She's accomplished, graduated, got her Ph.D. at 19 and she rules people." The discovery was so popular, even Twitter pointed it out in a Moments collection. Fans already knew the character was tough and could hold her own in a galaxy full of scum and villainy, … [Read more...] about ‘Star Wars’: Turns Out Princess Leia Got Her Ph.D. at 19
China box office: ‘Jumanji’ wins the weekend while ‘Star Wars’ continues to flop
Nearing $300m, The Ex-File: The Return Of The Exes continued to trump the Chinese box office in the second week of 2018 (Jan 8-14), while Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle won the weekend.Local romance comedy Ex-File 3 (The Return Of The Exes) has further consolidated itself as the year’s first megahit, adding $76.3m for a 17-day total of $293.3m. It has surpassed two 2017 Chinese New Year blockbusters, Kung Fu Yoga and Journey To The West: The Demons Strike Back, to become the fifth highest grossing local film of all time and the eighth highest grossing film overall.Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle debuted with $42.9m from its three-day opening weekend, ending Ex-File 3’s reign as the No.1 film for 13 straight days. Sony’s adventure sequel was the undisputed top performer for the weekend, but ended up in second place overall.Forever Young opened in third with $23.1m from its first three days. Directed by novelist-turned-director Li Fangfang, the Chinese drama that follows … [Read more...] about China box office: ‘Jumanji’ wins the weekend while ‘Star Wars’ continues to flop
China box office: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ makes underwhelming debut
China kicked off the New Year with a massive $200m hit delivered by The Ex-File: The Return Of The Exes, but Star Wars: The Last Jedi opened soft. Disney’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the first Hollywood blockbuster to arrive in 2018, but it was easily defeated by a large margin. Despite its worldwide success ($1.2bn worldwide so far), it took $30.9 from its three-day opening weekend, half of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and about 70% of Rogue One: A Star War Story which was released almost exactly one year ago.Star Wars: The Last Jedi was the only new entry in the top 10 chart.Instead The Ex-File 3 has become the first runaway success of 2018, garnering $167m in the first week (Jan 1-7). It’s almost on par with the second week earnings of last October’s National Day champion Never Say Die, which went on to gross over $350m and local box office trackers expect it to reach the same level after adjusting their forecast.Despite a $42m opening weekend which put it … [Read more...] about China box office: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ makes underwhelming debut
‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ dethrones ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ at UK box office
UK top five Rank Film / Distributor Weekend gross (Fri-Sun) Running total Week 1Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Sony) $5.28m (£3.9m) $35.6m (£26.3m) 3 2Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Disney) $4.9m (£3.6m) $103.9m (£76.7m) 4 3The Greatest Showman (Fox) $3.3m (£2.4m) $13.54m (£10m) 2 4 Pitch Perfect 3 (Universal) $2.2m (£1.63m) $17.2m (£12.67m) 3 5 All the Money in the World (Sony) $1.6m (£1.2m) $1.6m (£1.2m) 1 SonyIn its third week of release, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle moved into top spot at the UK box office, dropping 26% on its way to $5.28m (£3.9m). The film now sits on an impressive $35.6m (£26.3m), passing the total takings of Sony’s The Amazing Spiderman to become the company’s 11th highest grossing UK release of all time.Christopher Plummer … [Read more...] about ‘Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle’ dethrones ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ at UK box office