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12-23-2017 07:09 PM |
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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
(Post 13303674)
The opening weekend is almost irrelevant at this point, as it was projected to hit $220 million its first weekend.
What matters now is whether or not it has legs.
Yesterday was off by 76% over last Friday, which isn't a good sign, especially with word of mouth, Mark Hamill included, slamming the film.
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The entire weekend is projected to be down by around 65%, which is closer to normal.
Have to remember Friday's numbers from last weekend include 50 million in Thursday preview revenue, so the dip on Friday is always going to be much more significant.
It is not going to do what TFA did, but no one expected that. It should wind up between 700-775 million stateside, and another 850-900 million or so overseas. TFA did 2 billion worldwide, so TLJ coming in at 1.5-1.7 billion will not be a bad haul at all.
And, at the end of the day, even a slightly lower gross will not have any impact on Episode IX. Folks who hated TLJ will show up to see if JJ fixes everything, and those that liked it are going to show up to see how it ends.
The key for the future is the development of the post Skywalker storyline and the individual movies. Solo needs to be good, and so does the Kenobi movie to keep the stand alone movies viable. The new trilogy needs to figure out how to keep the essence of Star Wars while breaking new ground---whether it is Rian doing those movies or someone else.
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