'Star Wars: Last Jedi' Could Have $200 Million Debut
by EG
We're still a few weeks away from the debut of Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi, but the movie is already a guaranteed hit. Pre-release tracking suggests the Disney tentpole will open to $200 million or more in its first weekend, a debut that will make it the top-opening movie of the year, ahead of Disney's own Beauty and the Beast.
A take of $200 million, however, wouldn't be enough to set broader records. Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens earned nearly $250 million in its first weekend in 2015, and both Jurassic World and The Avengers cracked $200 million in their debuts.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi looks to be a box-office knight in shining armor.
Disney's and Lucasfilm's follow-up to Star Wars: The Force Awakens is generating enormous interest among moviegoers for a projected $200 million-plus domestic debut when it hits theaters Dec. 15, according to early tracking. That's a feat only a few movies have ever accomplished.
In December 2015, Force Awakens, reviving the iconic sci-fi franchise after a long absence from the big screen, opened to a record-shattering $248 million in North America. That was followed by a $155.1 million for stand-alone title Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in December 2016.
After Force Awakens, the other two members of the $200 million-plus club are Jurassic World ($208.8 million) and The Avengers ($207.4 million).
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