Disney also had a massive opening with Finding Dory this summer, which brought in $135 million on its opening weekend, but that figure seems well within reach for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at this point.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story may not even match the total of The Force Awakens’ second weekend, which brought in a staggering $149 million.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has very high expectations placed on it, both in terms of quality and box office, just by virtue of the fact that it is a Star Wars movie.
One thing that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story will have going for it that Star Wars: The Force Awakens didn’t is the presence of Darth Vader, arguably the greatest movie villain of all time.