Published December 19. 2016 05:21AM
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" soared to the top of the weekend box office as expected, scoring the second-best December opening ever with $155 million in estimated ticket sales.
The intergalactic adventure blasted into theaters with the biggest Thursday night debut of the year and flew past industry expectations for a $130 million weekend."Rogue One" is set before the events of the original 1977 "Star Wars.""Star Wars: The Force Awakens" holds the December record with its $247.9 million opening last year.
This image released by Lucasfilm Ltd. shows Riz Ahmed as Bodhi Rook in a scene from, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." (Jonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd. via AP) Copyright - Copyright: 2015 Lucasfilm Ltd. & 'âÂÂâ, All Rights Reserved.