Rogue One: A Star Wars Story can add two more achievements to its surprising sleeper hit record. The list of nominations for the 89th Annual Academy Awards has been released, and the movie has managed to grab two slots in the nominations.
According to TIME's list, Rogue One is nominated under Best Visual Effects and Sound Mixing. For the first nomination, it will be up against the likes of Deepwater Horizon, Doctor Strange, The Jungle Book, and Kubo and the Two Strings. For Sound Mixing, it will try to top Arrival, Hacksaw Ridge, La La Land, and 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.
The awards ceremony will take place on Feb. 26 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting the event.
This milestone happened just as Rogue One earned $1 billion in global sales, a milestone that puts it as the 28th film to ever do so. As a Disney title, it is the 13th film to attain such a feat, Variety reported.
Rogue One was able to do this in 39 days, with $512 million from domestic sales and $499 international figures. Its traction puts it as one of the top contenders, already close at the heels of Star Wars: Episode 1 The Phantom Menace at $1.03 billion and still some ways away from Star Wars: The Force Awakens' $2.07 billion.
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