We’re just three weeks out from the arrival of what is likely to be the biggest blockbuster of 2017, and the official box office tracking numbers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi are now out, with the film said to be looking at a domestic opening weekend of $200 million.
That would give it the fourth-biggest opening in history after Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247.96 million), Jurassic World ($208.8 million) and The Avengers ($207.4 million), as well as the second-highest December opening of all time after The Force Awakens and the biggest domestic debut of the year, topping fellow Disney release Beauty and the Beast which opened with $174.7 million in March.
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In Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the Skywalker saga continues as the heroes of The Force Awakens join the galactic legends in an epic adventure that unlocks age-old mysteries of the Force and shocking revelations of the past.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is set for release on December 14th in the UK and December 15th in the States and sees returning cast members Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Leia Organa), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), Daisy Ridley (Rey), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar Isaac (Poe Dameron), Lupita Nyong’o (Maz Kanata), Domhnall Gleeson (General Hux), Anthony Daniels (C-3PO), Gwendoline Christie (Captain Phasma), Billie Lourd (Lieutenant Connix), Andy Serkis (Supreme Leader Snoke), Peter Mayhew and Joonas Suotamo (Chewbacca), Tim Rose (Admiral Ackbar), Mike Quinn (Nien Nunb), Simon Pegg (Unkar Plutt), and Warwick Davis joined by new additions Jimmy Vee (Pan) as R2-D2, Kelly Marie Tran (Ladies Like Us) as Rose, and Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Laura Dern (Jurassic Park).
Originally published November 23, 2017. Updated April 17, 2018.
