But while George Lucas’ return to the Star Wars galaxy had a much larger deficit to overcome to become a champion, all this record comes down to is an amount that would be seen as a lackluster opening weekend to a would-be tentpole.
Strangely enough, this all feels very familiar to sci-fi fans who were around to see Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace launch its own re-release campaign back in 1999, in order to try and beat the then record holder Titanic.