‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Beats ‘Avengers: Endgame’ In Its First Hour of Ticket Sales on Atom Tickets

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker final trailer and tickets are finally here and fans already selling out theaters.

In its first hour of ticket sales, the new installment sold 45% more tickets than Avengers: Endgame sold during their first hour on Atom Tickets.  This is a new record for the company.

Avengers: Endgame made history this year by surpassing Avatar as the highest-grossing film of all time. It made $2.79 billion globally.

Read: Final Trailer and New Poster For ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ Released

Avengers: Endgame used deleted scene re-release tactics to get ahead of Avatar, so it’ll be interesting to see what tactics The Rise of Skywalker uses to get ahead of their competition. What do you guys think?  Will Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker surpass Avengers: Endgame as the highest-grossing film of all time?

The Rise of Skywalker is set to hit theaters on December 20, 2019.

Source: Atom Tickets & CNBC

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