The Fans Have Spoken, Last Jedi Drops A Massive 68%

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thismeintiel said:

ResidentToxy said:
It is so far the second highest grossing Star Wars film of all time. This is good news. It was an excellent Star Wars film, however it is not the best Star Wars film. That does not detract from the fact that this was a solid movie.

If you leave totals unadjusted. If you actually adjust them for ticket price inflation, then it's below the OG trilogy and probably Ep 1 (haven't done the math, yet.) Of course, none of those films benefited from the huge expansion to both the domestic and foreign markets we have seen in the last decade or so, both in population and availability. 

Either way, it's looking to finish ~$740M+ and ~36%+ down from TFA. That is a horrible result. Especially when even after the drop they were expecting to be ~$400M and ~23% down. 

35% down is fairly reasonable. Same as Empire and Attack of the Bad Writing. 

$936 domestic for TFA is ridiculous. It's a solid movie but it didn't deserve that number. That's just pent up nostalgia and demand because a lot of Star Wars fans felt like the prequels weren't "real" Star Wars on top of a 10 year build up. The hype of it being a "return" to the original Star Wars style sent ticket sales through the roof. 

936 won't be beaten for a long time. Don't see Avengers Infinity War doing it nor Avatar 2.