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$0As we approach the 25th anniversary of Star Wars Episode 1 The Phantom Menace it's time to remember the anniversary of the last trailer released before the movies release.
This was the last chance fans had to see any of the movie before they got to see it in full on its release, and get a flavour for the story and characters.
The trailer was first released in cinemas which was the normal way to see trailers back then, and the next day released online, and this movie is largely responsible for the internet being the way we consume trailers today, and its responsible for the uptick in home broadband!
The first trailer for the movie, shown in 1998, was placed in front of movies Meet Joe Black, The Waterboy and The Siege and perhaps turned them into bigger movies than they would normally have been.
This trailer played in front of the movie Wing Commander and is most likely responsible for much of the box office gross of that movie.
Its hard to understand unless you were there how much excitement there was before the release of this movie, it had been 16 years since the last Star Wars movie, Star Wars Return of the Jedi and expectation were high.
Arguable this gave away a little too much, and perhaps promised a bit too much, but the release date was for May (in America at least) and the hype machine was just ramping up.
Initial estimates for this weekends North American box office has The Beekeeper as the top movie in the country, but once all the figures were in Mean Girls~2024 just edge the Jason Statham movie out.
Mean Girls~2024 took $6.9 Million on its third weekend while The Beekeeper took $6.6 Million also on its third weekend.
The big new releases are really starting to dry up at the US box office, and with a some major sporting events on over the weekend in America the top new entry was the Indian movie Fighter which came in at number 16!
A second weekend as the top movie globally for Ant Man and the Wasp Quantumania while Cocaine Bear makes its debut at number 2 and Jesus Revolution is new at number 3.
A second weekend at the top of the global box office for the sequel Ant-Man movie as it adds another $78 Million to its global total for a $363 Million total.
Highest new movie this weekend
Coming in at number 2 this weekend is the Elizabeth Banks directed movie about a brear on cocaine who goes on a rampage, it sadly marks the last movie from veteran actor Ray Liotta.
Faith based movie which gets a single country release in America makes its debut at number 3 on the global charts this weekend with $15 Million.
The Avatar sequel movie has now grossed well over $2 Billion at the global box office as it firms up its place at number 3 on the all time movies list.
As the Puss in Boots sequel movie that is a spin off from the Shrek movies speeds towards the $500 Million mark at hte global box office it falls to number 5 with $11.5 Million over the weekend.
Horror movie Barbarian~2022 makes its debut at the top of the North American box office this weekend while Indian movie Brahmastra Part 1: Shiva is also new coming in at number 2.
Further down the box office there are new entries for Lifemark at number 7 with $2.2 Million and Medieval at number 14 with $810,000.
Highest new movie this weekend
The celebrated horror movie from director Zach Cregger who also directed Miss March in 2009 hits the top of the North American box office on its debut weekend of release.
In a very quiet weekend for the box office through lack of high profile releases the movie takes $10 Million on its debut.
Despite that fact the Indian movie RRR was a bit hit earlier this year in North American it is not that common for Hindi speaking film to do well in America, but given the lack of new movie this movie from director Ayan Mukerji hits number 2 on its debut.
The movie takes $4.4 Million this weekend, in comparison RRR tool $9.5 Million in March landing at number 3, but it was a far busier period for the box office.
The Brad Pitt starring movie falls to number 3 this weekend with a gross of $3.2 Million, a large 43% drop but it is on its 6th weekend of release.
The movie has taken a total of $92.5 Million at the North American box office as it looks at the $100 Million milestone.
The biggest movie of the year, so far, drops to number 4 this weekend after hitting the top spot on the last weekend of the summer, this weekend it takes $3.1 Million which is a 47% drop over last weekend, still not bad for a movie on its 16th weekend of release.
This gives the movie a total gross in North America of $705.6 Million which means it is, and most likely will be, the top movie of 2022, the movie has also made its way into the top 5 movies of all time in America as its sits at number 5.
It has a long way to go to get any higher with Avatar sitting at number 4 with $760.5 Million, this seems out of reach for a movie which is coming to the end of its box office life, but I wouldn't write off this movie to do anything just yet!
The animated movie from Warner Bros. falls to number 5 this weekend with $2.8 Million on its 7th weekend, a 44% drop giving it a total North American gross of $85.4 Million.
Japanese animated feature Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero tops the US box office charts on its debut weekend ahead of the new Idris Elba movie Beast~20221 which comes in at number 2.
Also new this weekend is the sequel movie Orphan: First Kill which is new at 12 with $1.7 Million.
Highest new movie of the weekend
Making its debut at the top of the US box office this weekend is the animated sequel movie from the Dragon Ball Super series of animated films and a sequel to Dragon Ball Super: Broly
The movie takes a very good $20 Million in its debut which is twice that of the first movies $9 Million debut.
Dragon Ball Super: Broly had a 5 week box office run with a lower opening gross and look $30 MIllion so with little in the way of competition in the coming weeks this sequel could have a better run.
The new starring vehicle for superstar Idris Elba lands at number 2 this weekend with a gross of $11.5 Million.
Elba also featured in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 from earlier this year which took $190.9 Million and he laso had a cameo in Thor: Love and Thunder which took $332 Million.
The Brad Pitt starring movie falls to number 3 this weekend with $8 Million, a 40% drop over last weekend.
The movie has now taken $69 Million at the North American box office after 3 weeks of release.
The smash hit if the summer falls to number 4 this weekend, its 13th weekend of release with a gross of $5.9 Million, a tiny 16% drop over last weekend.
No one could have predicted 3 months ago just how big this movie would be, especially 36 years after the original Top Gun, but it has now grossed $683 Million at the North American box office, it is by far the biggest movie of 2022 and I dont see it being caught, even by Avatar: The Way of Water which is out mid December.
The movie is also the 6th top grossing movie of all time in America having just overtaken Avengers: Infinity War and despite the fact it is available on home video and streaming in a weeks time I would be willing to bet it could catch Black Panther as the 5th top movie of all time.
Finally at number 5 is the animated feature from the DC Universe which takes $5.6 Million on its 4th weekend of release.
The movie has a total US gross of $67.3 Million.