I predict a huge opening then it will fall like a rock. Wouldn't be shocked if it didn't reach a billion

The prequels are the lowest grossing main line Star Wars films, so you're in the minority there.

$1.4b

But people that go see Transformers expect it mostly to be just a lot of show with bad plot and they just want to enjoy the rollercoaster,that is a different audience.

Now naturally you got those kind of people that go see Star Wars too but that franchise always enveloped more than just the looks so ofcourse it will get critique on a grander scale and more nitpicking.

Why do those "nerds" suddenly like the Mandalorian on Disney + you think?

I expect it will just take more than a billion at the box office. I'm also expecting it to be a poor film. Apart from Rogue One, all the Disney films have not been very good at all. Which is a shame.

The Last Jedi backlash is going to hit this film hard, which is a shame as I do think it'll be more interesting than the last. The more capable Abrams is back at the helm and if nothing else, it'll just be interesting to see how things wrap up. I've heard Red Letter Media toss out their strange theory they seem pretty adamant about of a possible "time travel" plot which would be VERY interesting indeed XD. 

Honestly I'm more interested in (somehow) getting to see the Mandalorian vs this film. 

I'm still expecting it to put up some massive numbers overall of course. After all, it IS Star Wars and the name alone will bring in huge numbers. But it'll be a significant dip down. 

Since @Jumpin hasn't posted in this thread, I'm going to go way out on a limb and say this movie will do amazingly well by grossing

ONE MILLION DOLLARS!

Normies have long forgotten The Last Jedi, and they tend to like everything, especially big, flashy cinematic, blockbusters. It'll do well, even though the film itself will probably be shit. I say this full-well knowing I probably sound a like a snob, but to me it seems obvious this trilogy has no actual point or grand vision and is being written as they go along--yet, the average moviegoer doesn't even get to that level. They just want to laugh at Guardians of the Galaxy-style non-joke awkward pauses and see big explosions. Also, the inevitable exploitative nostalgia bait will be candy for the casual Star Wars fan.

Though, I have to admit, my own morbid curiosity will probably end up dragging me to the cinema to see it, and I'm sure I'm not alone.