Most of that money came from overseas, though — especially Japan, which just went crazy for Queen — and it’s much less likely that Rocketman will be embraced by the foreign box office in the same way.
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If Rocketman gets good reviews — from fans even more than critics — it could theoretically enjoy success on a level next to Bohemian Rhapsody, which just kept quietly making money week after week until we all turned around and it was knocking on the door of $1 billion worldwide.