Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to …boffo box office! Hayden Christensen must be doing victory laps around his farm in Canada, because Revenge of the Sith is having its revenge at the box office.

Going into Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas had his work cut out for him. The film needed to show Anakin Skywalker’s fall from grace, and his full transformation into Darth Vader. The movie was also tasked with writing out several characters that had been introduced in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.

The weekend box office is on fire, with ticket sales up more than 100 percent over the same frame last year. The blaze is led by Warner Bros.' Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B.