Star Wars: Rogue One makes $71.1 million so far, enters rest of weekend on track to make $140-150 million
Audiences are still feeling the Force.Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyheads into the weekend with $71.1 million, which includes the$29 million earned from Thursday night screenings.
The film, directed by Gareth Edwards and starring Felicity Jones, had the largest Thursday opening of the year, surpassingBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice($27.7 million) andCaptain America: Civil War($25 million).
If projections hold true, then Saturday would add approximately $41 million more for a total weekend projection of $140-150 million.
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ShouldRogue Onereach the higher end of that spectrum, it would rank among the top 15 of the largest opening weekends of all time.Furious 7currently holds the 14th largest with $147.2 million, just behind Sam RaimisSpider-Man 3with $151.1 million.
Star Wars return to the big screen with last yearsThe Force Awakensbroke recordswith $120.5 million over Thursday and Friday screenings fora weekend totalof $238 million.Rogue One, though not a continuation of Rey and Finns story, is billed as the first standalone anthology tale, telling of Jyn Ersos mission to steal the Death Star blueprints for the Rebel Alliance before the events ofStar Wars: Episode IV A New Hope.
Jones leads a cast that includes Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker, Ben Mendelsohn, and Donnie Yen.
