or will it just do really well, but not break any new ground in film-making or BO like the Original Trilogy did?

i really don't know, but leaning towards slightly > $400mil. (domestic)

not sure, but I do know Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D will revolutionize TV!

It will break dvdtalk records with the most threads.

No, but Disney is going to make a shitload of money. Great moves in buying Marvel and Lucasfilm. They own 2015.

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I figured the Dark Knight threads would hold that record for decades.

I don't think so, unless it's really, really good and manages to exceed all expectations. It could happen, but I doubt it. Somewhere above $300 million seems certain though.

Cmon. It's a lock for 400M easily.

Between 475-525 million. It should make close to 300 million after 2 weeks

That's not a bad guess. 500M domestic.

Well The Phantom Menace wasn't good and did not exceed or even meet expectations. How much did it make?

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I say no, it will not.

Not enough to "break all records"

Yeah, it'll make more money than any of us can imagine, they'll be riding high. I don't know if it'll be come the new #1, but it'll be in the top 10 or maybe even the top 5.

Depends on the quality. If it delivers, it will do $600m with ease, if it doesn't, it will do $400m. Globally it'll crack $1b regardless.

I think Phantom Menace made around 500M.

http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=starwars.htm

Phantom Menace made $430 mil on it's initial run, and another $43 mil on the 3D re-release. I totally forgot it got a re-release too.

ROTS made 480m adjusted (TPM is 700+ but I'm not sure that's the best comparison) you add in 3D, Imax, international growth...and that this should be a much better film... it should go much higher. I'd say 600ish would be a safe bet, possibly 700m if the movie turns out great. Disney's got a year to turn the brand around back to where it was mid-90's leading up to the prequels. On the other hand, we've had a generation of growth since than, and the cartoons have kept the brand going for the younglings...

I definitely think it can clear $200mm domestic OW.

It will make a SHITLOAD of money because the old characters are in it.

I think it might hit that as well, even if you account for a 60-65% drop second weekend, if you include the weekdays this thing should clear 300-330 first 2 weeks.

Thank God you can buy tickets online now so we don't have to deal with idiots lining up months in advance.

I think the best way to gauge how much it will make is to compare it to the last Star Wars movie released in theaters. Going by those number I can comfortably predict that this will make roughly $35 million total.