Just to reach 1000
Keep the discussion moving on

I hope that whenever that 2020 spin-off comes out they'll sit on the series until at least 2024.

I knew this would beel money, aprox $400m less but experts are now saying TLJ could gross $700m less than TFA. Shocking. Anybody disagreeing with the headline is in denial.

Disney should be worried about Solo. Its definitely not going to hit a billion. 

There's already rumors that Disney expects Solo to be a flop. The fact that they still haven't released a trailer for it is a bad sign imo.

After TFA, this movie certainly had high expectations. The target is always to beat the previous film. Worst case expectation was probably a 15% max decline.
Just because there are patterns in other film franchises doesn't mean it's always a given for every franchise. Avengers AoU didn't make more than the first because the movie wasn't received as well or better than the first. Same case for TLJ.

That's understandable, but it would be great if they released a trailer sometime this month.

Same. I thought it would be delayed to December like Episode IX was.

Weekend estimates are in. TLJ fell 55.2%, making ~$23.6M. This brings the DBO total to ~$572.5M. For the same time, TFA was at ~$812.7M, a difference of $240.2M, or 29.6% down. FBO now sits at $632.7M. TFA, at this point, was at $921.4M, a difference of $288.7M , or 31.3% down. WW total now sits at ~$1.21M, a difference of ~$528.9M, or 30.5% down.

The amount that TLJ has been outpacing RO, after launch weekend, has fallen from 9% to 8.6%. From this point on, RO made ~$54.8M. If the 8.6% holds up, then TLJ will make ~$60M. This would bring it final DBO take to ~$632.5M. Taking into account the current 52.5% that FBO represents, than its WW total should be ~$1.33B. This would be a fall of ~$740M, or ~36% down. 

We'll have to see how well it holds up against RO in the coming weeks. It seems the trend is the lowering of the gap between the two.

Over 100 pages. Good Lord.

At this point, I think the real fan reaction to #8 will be seen in merch sales, and more obviously with the next two Star Wars movies, specifically #9. I would say I hope the review-proof "gotta see it for myself ASAP to avoid spoilers" nature of the series has finally been broken...but considering critical reception to TLJ was basically "It broke new ground! I clapped when I saw Luke Skywalker! Thanks Disney!" I dunno if that even matters these days.

Only 41 pages for me.

I think fans are going to be extremely wary of Ep 9.  I wouldn't be surprised if it opens closer to RO than TFA/TLJ. And if it's another poor imitation of a Marvel flick, I think it'll end closer to RO, as well. And if Disney still gives Rian Johnson his own trilogy after that, they are complete idiots.