Following the massive success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which are the highest-grossing movies of the past two years, it’s practically a sure thing that Star Wars: The Last Jedi will be a massive box office hit.
Still, many are wondering if this sequel will have what it takes to break the opening weekend record of $247.9 million, set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the first box office projections reveal that it will likely fall well short of that mark.
If this projection is valid, The Last Jedi will have the second highest opening weekend total in box office history, behind The Force Awakens, while its domestic total would end up as the third-highest ever, behind Avatar ($760.5 million) and The Force Awakens ($936.6 million).
With just under two months away before The Last Jedi hits theaters, these projections could surely change, but as of now, box office analysts don’t think it can break The Force Awakens’ box office record.