It's more interesting to look at these projections alongside what other Star Wars films
earned during their opening weekends.
Not exact matches
The film
earned just $ 28.7 million its first week, compared to the $ 220 million it made in the U.S.
during just its
opening weekend.
This month, «Call of Duty WWII»
earned $ 500 million in worldwide sales
during its three - day
opening weekend.
Black Panther obliterated box - office records last
weekend as it
earned over $ 192 million
during the three - day
weekend, good enough for the second biggest superhero
opening ever behind The Avengers (2012).
A Quiet Place is also proving to be a commercial success for the studio,
earning $ 50 million
during its domestic
opening weekend.
In comparison, «Pitch Perfect 2»
earned $ 69.2 million
during its
opening weekend in 2015.
It's now looking like the film has
earned $ 201.8 million
during the regular
weekend, making it the fifth largest domestic
opening placing it ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
The latest MCU movie broke records by
earning an estimated $ 630m (# 457m) worldwide on its
opening weekend, which is - * cough * - more than Justice League took
during its entire cinematic run!
Speaking of which, we recently saw Jackie Chan's low - budget Skiptrace out
earn Paramount's very expensive Star Trek Beyond domestic
opening by millions over the
weekend,
during it's own
opening weekend in China.
Man Down's
opening weekend echoes that of the Emma Watson / Daniel Bruhl film The Colony (a.k.a. Colonia), which
earned just # 47
during its
opening weekend last year,, while the Al Pacino / Anthony Hopkins thriller Misconduct also pulled in just # 97 last summer.