'Star Wars' film 'Rogue One' gets third weekend box office winner in North America

The cast poses on the red carpet as they arrive at the world premiere of the film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" in Hollywood, California, US, December 10, 2016.[Photo/Agencies]

The Hollywood movie industry sold a record-breaking $11.4 billion in tickets in US and Canada in 2016, according to a recent studio estimate from comScore.

The first weekend box office of 2017 started with a "Star Wars" movie in the number one position, and ended with another Star Wars movie in first place, as the movie industry closed out 2016 with record-breaking sales.

"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" was on track to get 64.3 million dollars sale in four-day holiday weekend, receiving its third No. 1 weekend box office in a row. It was on the way to 439.7 million dollars worth of tickets sales in three weeks in North America.