STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI Kicks-Off Its Box Office Run With A Massive $45M From Thursday Night Previews
Disney and Lucasfilm's latest entry in the Star Wars saga is off to a terrific start at the domestic box office, taking in a near record-breaking $45 million from Thursday night preview screenings...
As expected, Rian Johnson's Star Wars: The Last Jedi has come out of the box office blocks blasting with a $45 million haul from Thursday preview screenings. These are only early estimates, and reports indicate that this number could actually be higher once the final tally comes in later today.
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This means The Last Jedi would supplant the final Harry Potter movie, which currently holds the record for the second-best Thursday-night preview gross with $43.5 million, but fall short of matching The Force Awakens' incredible $57 million.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is expected to amass around $200 million over the course of its opening weekend.
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