Like The Force Awakens in 2015, Rogue One could top the box office for the rest of the year, Dergarabedian said.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story soared to the top of the weekend box office as expected, scoring the second-best December opening ever with $155m in estimated ticket sales.
Rogue One opened at No1 in all markets globally, though it has yet to bow in China and Korea.
The record-setter was Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the space saga’s seventh installment, which debuted to $247.9m in the US and Canada last December.