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I think it would be foolish to count Solo out. It would also be foolish to call it automatic as well. Infinity War will open massive but will it increase that much from Ultron? I'm sold on that yet. Despite the negativity surrounding Solo, the buzz from a while back was that Kasdan's script was outstanding-maybe there is a shot it can have relatively decent legs. If it can find a way to open to 150 or more then it could happen. I think 500 is the Magic Number for 2018. That likely gets the win. I would be on the under for Solo for 500 but wouldn't count it out as well.

With those updates, Star Wars is the first franchise to ever repeat, and it's now in the midst of a three-peat with The Last Jedi.

Time to revisit this thread. The opening post is updated with victories for Star Wars in 2016 and 2017. Below is the list that has been updated on the first post of this thread: Since 1970, only 5 franchises have won the domestic crown more than once: Star Wars: 8 times- 1977, 1980, 1983, 1999, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2017 (3rd in 02) Batman: 2 times- 1989, 2008 (3rd in 92, 2nd in 95, 12th in 97, 8th in 05, 2nd in 12) Toy Story: 2 times- 1995, 2010 (3rd in 99) Harry Potter: 2 times- 2001, 2011 (4th in 02, 6th in 04, 3rd in 05, 5th in 07, 3rd in 09, 5th in 10, 12th in 16) Spider-Man: 2002, 2007 (2nd in 04, 7th in 12, 12th in 14, 5th in 17) Look at all the behemoth franchises that have won only 1 year: The Godfather: 1st in 1972 (Well short in 74 and 90) The Exorcist: 1st in 1973 (23rd in 77, 48th in 90, 72nd in 04) Jaws: 1st in 1975 (3rd in 78, 15th in 83, 54th in 87)) Rocky: 1st in 1976 (4th in 82, 3rd in 85, well back in other years) Indiana Jones: 1st in 1981 (3rd in 84, 2nd in 89, 3rd in 08) Back to the Future: 1st in 1985 (6th in 89, 11th in 90) Home Alone: 1st in 1990 (2nd in 1992) Terminator: 1st in 1992 (21st in 84, 8th in 03, 23rd in 09, well back in 15) Jurassic Park: 1st in 1993 (3rd in 97, 9th in 01, 2nd in 15) The Lord of the Rings: 1st in 2003 (2nd in 01, 2nd in 02, 5th in 12, 8th in 13, 6th in 14) Shrek: Won in 2004 (3rd in 01, 2nd in 07, 8th in 10) Pirates of the Caribbean: Won in 2006 (3rd in 03, 4th in 07, 5th in 11, well back in 17) Marvel Cinematic Universe: Won in 2012 (2nd and well back in 08, 3rd in 10, 10th and 12th in 11, 2nd and 12th in 13, 3rd and 4th in 14, 3rd and 14th in 15, 3rd in 16, 4th and 7th in 17) The Hunger Games: Won in 2013 (3rd in 12, 2nd in 14, 7th in 15) Beverly Hills Cop: Won in 1984 (3rd in 87, 34th in 94) These franchises have never won a domestic crown: Transformers (3rd in 07, 2nd in 09, 2nd in 11, 7th in 14, well back in 17) Twilight (7th in 08, 4th in 09, 4th in 10, 3rd in 11, 6th in 12) Superman (2nd in 78, 3rd in 81, 12th in 83, 69th in 87, 6th in 06, 5th in 13) Lethan Weapon (9th in 87, 3rd in 89, 4th in 92, 11th in 98) Mission Impossible (3rd in 96, 3rd in 00, 14th in 06, 7th in 11, 11th in 15) X-Men (8th in 00, 6th in 03, 4th in 06, 13th in 09, 9th in 14, well back in 16, 11th in 17) The Matrix (5th in 99, 4th and 9th in 03) Star Trek (4th in 79, 6th in 82, 9th in 84, 5th in 86, 15th in 91, 7th in 09, 11th in 13, well back in 16) Despicable Me (7th in 10, 4th in 13, 6th in 15, 9th in 17) Fast and Furious (14th in 01, 15th in 03, 46th in 06, 17th in 09, 6th in 11, 9th in 13, 5th in 15, 11th in 17)

One that makes me chuckle in an 80's nostalgia way is that Crocodile Dundee II was 1.9 million away from breaking the OW record in 1988. The series hasn't stood the test of time but the popularity of Crocodile Dundee in the 80's was no joke.

Great call on Jurassic Park. For some reason it slipped by me that it has 3 OW records out of 4 films. Incredible.

I don't know if I've ever been more awestruck and stunned by a number like I was with Spideys 115 in 2002.

TLJ > TFA confirmed.

Totally agree. If one was to do a "Mount Rushmore" of opening weekends, Batman might make that list. I'm old enough to remember the line at my local theater as an 11 year old being the longest I've ever seen it to this day.

Awesome. Thanks for the addition @Porthos!

A couple of notes on some franchises. Star Wars is probably the biggest opener of them all: -Of the 6 "episode films" 2 have broken the OW record by enormous margins (ROJ and TFA). - All of the episode films opened in the top 2 for OW except for Attack of the Clones which opened at #3. The incredible thing is that all the prequel films didn't open on a Friday. The Phantom Menace opened on a Wed, while AOC and ROS opened on Thursday. TPM and ROS would have certainly broken the OW record if opening on a Friday. -Currently Star Wars owns the top 2 spots on the list by a significant margin despite opening in December- a time known for more modest openings. -The only Star Wars film not to open in the top 5 was Rogue One- a spin off film- that opened with $155 in December. The Batman franchise is a HUGE opener. It has had 4 films break the opening weekend record. (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, The Dark Knight) With a 5th (DKRises) opening at #3. - In 1992, it owned the top 2 spots on the all time OW list - For almost a year from 1995 -1996, Batman had 3 of the top 5 all time opening weekends. The Harry Potter franchise broke the OW record twice. 5 of the 6 Potter films that opened on a Friday had top 5 all time openings. Deathly Hallows I was the only one that failed to do so and it was only 3 million shy. The Avengers is the other franchise to join Star Wars and Batman to own the top 2 spots. Both Avengers films held the top 2 spots for a month in 2015.

Some things I have noticed: *Return of the Jedi was one of the all time greats. $23 million when the previous biggest opening was $14 million. It stayed in the top 5 for for a little over 6 years. *Temple of Doom was also a massive opening and stayed in the top 5 for 5.5 years. *The power of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise in the 80's was enormous as BHC II was the biggenst opener of all time in 1987. *Batman (1989) was one of, if not the greatest opening weekend event of all time at 40 million. The previous biggest opening weekend was 29.5. It stayed #1 for 3 years with the only movie able to beat it was it's own sequel (Batman Returns) in 1992. Batman stayed in the top 5 for 7 years. *The popularity of the Lethal Weapon franchise is evident as Lethal Weapon 3 had the 2nd biggest opening weekend ever. *The Lost World: Jurassic Park was huge. Opening to 72 million when the previous record was 53. It held number one for 4.5 years, the longest run of any movie at the top. *Spider-Man ranks among the elites. When it opened with $115, it beat 2nd by 25 and 3rd by 42. It stayed in the top 5 for a record 7.5 years. *The Dark Knight was a behemoth, holding the top spot for 3 years and was in the top 5 nearly 7 years.

I enjoy this type of stuff. Some of you will find it worthless, others may find it interesting. I put together a progression of some of the biggest opening weekends and where they ranked in the top 5 throughout the years. I started with the top 5 openings of 1982 (as that is when Mojo's info begins). Each time a new film entered the top 5 opening weekends of all time, I update a new top 5 list with it's opening day and how it stacks up. I think it's really interesting to see how big some openings were for their time. Many times a great way to understand how big something was, is to look at how it stacked up in that era. Some of these movies and openings are really eye openers. Hope you enjoy..... END OF 1982 1. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 2. Rocky III $12.4 (5-28-82) 3.The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas $11.9 (7-27-82) 4. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial $11.8 (6-4-82) 5.Conan the Barbarian $9.6 (5-14-82) 5-25-83 1.The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 3. Rocky III $12.4 (5-28-82) 4.The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas $11.9 (7-27-82) 5. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial $11.8 (6-4-82) 6-17-83 1.The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 3. Superman III $13.4 (6-17-83) 4. Rocky III $12.4 (5-28-82) 5.The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas $11.9 (7-27-82) 7-15-83 1.The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 3. Superman III $13.4 (6-17-83) 4. Rocky III $12.4 (5-28-82) 5. Staying Alive $12.1 (7-15-83) 7-22-83 1.The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 2. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 3. Jaws 3-D $13.42 (7-22-83) 4. Superman III $13.4 (6-17-83) 5. Rocky III $12.4 (5-28-82) 5-23-84 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 4. Jaws 3-D $13.42 (7-22-83) 5. Superman III $13.4 (6-17-83) 6-1-84 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $16.7 (6-1-84) 4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 5. Jaws 3-D $13.42 (7-22-83) 6-8-84 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $16.7 (6-1-84) 4. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 5. Ghostbusters $13.6 (6-8-84) 12-5-84 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $16.7 (6-1-84) 4. Beverly Hills Cop $15.2 (12-5-84) 5. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn $14.3 million (6-4-82) 5-22-85 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Rambo: First Blood Part II $20.2 (5-22-85) 4. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $16.7 (6-1-84) 5. Beverly Hills Cop $15.2 (12-5-84) 11-27-85 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Rambo: First Blood Part II $20.2 (5-22-85) 4. Rocky IV $20.0 (11-27-85) 5. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock $16.7 (6-1-84) 11-26-86 1. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 2. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 3. Rambo: First Blood Part II $20.2 (5-22-85) 4. Rocky IV $20.0 (11-27-85) 5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home $16.9 (11-26-86) 5-20-87 1. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 3. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 4. Rambo: First Blood Part II $20.2 (5-22-85) 5. Rocky IV $20.0 (11-27-85) 5-25-88 1. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 3. Crocodile Dundee II $24.5 (5-25-88) 4. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 5. Rambo: First Blood Part II $20.2 (5-22-85) 6-29-88 1. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 2. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 3. Crocodile Dundee II $24.5 (5-25-88) 4. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 5. Coming to America $21.4 (6-29-88) 5-24-89 1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29.4 (5-24-89) 2. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 4. Crocodile Dundee II $24.5 (5-25-88) 5. The Return of the Jedi $23.0 (5-25-83) 6-16-89 1. Ghostbusters II $29.5 (6-16-89) 2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29.4 (5-24-89) 3. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 4. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 5. Crocodile Dundee II $24.5 (5-25-88) 6-23-89 1. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 2. Ghostbusters II $29.5 (6-16-89) 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29.4 (5-24-89) 4. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom $25.3 (5-23-84) 11-22-89 1. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 2. Ghostbusters II $29.5 (6-16-89) 3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29.4 (5-24-89) 4. Back to the Future Part II $27.8 (11-22-89) 5. Beverly Hills Cop II $26.3 (5-20-87) 7-3-91 1. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 2. Terminator 2: Judgement Day $31.8 (7-3-91) 3. Ghostbusters II $29.5 (6-16-89) 4. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29.4 (5-24-89) 5. Back to the Future Part II $27.8 (11-22-89) 5-15-92 1. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 2. Lethal Weapon 3 $33.2 (5-15-92) 3. Terminator 2: Judgement Day $31.8 (7-3-91) 4. Ghostbusters II $29.5 (6-16-89) 5. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade $29.4 (5-24-89) 6-19-92 1. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 2. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 3. Lethal Weapon 3 $33.2 (5-15-92) 4. Terminator 2: Judgement Day $31.8 (7-3-91) 5. Ghostbusters II $29.5 (6-16-89) 11-13-92 1. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 2. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 3. Lethal Weapon 3 $33.2 (5-15-92) 4. Terminator 2: Judgement Day $31.8 (7-3-91) 5. Bram Stoker's Dracula $30.5 (11-13-92) 11-20-92 1. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 2. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 3. Lethal Weapon 3 $33.2 (5-15-92) 4. Terminator 2: Judgement Day $31.8 (7-3-91) 5. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York $31.1 (11-20-92) 6-11-93 1. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 2. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 3. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 4. Lethal Weapon 3 $33.2 (5-15-92) 5. Terminator 2: Judgement Day $31.8 (7-3-91) 6-24-94 1. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 2. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 3. The Lion King $40.9 (6-24-94) 4. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 5. Lethal Weapon 3 $33.2 (5-15-92) 11-11-94 1. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 2. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 3. The Lion King $40.9 (6-24-94) 4. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 5. Interview With a Vampire $36.4 (11-11-94) 6-16-95 1. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 2. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 3. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 4. The Lion King $40.9 (6-24-94) 5. Batman $40.5 (6-23-89) 5-10-96 1. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 2. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 3. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 4. Twister $41.1 (5-10-96) 5. The Lion King $40.9 (6-24-94) 5-22-96 1. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 2. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 3. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 4. Mission: Impossible $45.4 (5-22-96) 5. Twister $41.1 (5-10-96) 7-3-96 1. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 2. Independance Day $50.2 (7-3-96) 3. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 4. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 5. Mission: Impossible $45.4 (5-22-96) 5-23-97 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 3. Independance Day $50.2 (7-3-96) 4. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 5. Batman Returns $45.7 (6-19-92) 7-2-97 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 3. Men in Black $51.1 (7-2-97) 4. Independance Day $50.2 (7-3-96) 5. Jurassic Park $47.0 (6-11-93) 5-19-99 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 3. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 4. Men in Black $51.1 (7-2-97) 5. Independance Day $50.2 (7-3-96) 6-11-99 1. The Lost World: Jurassica Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 3. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $54.9 (6-11-99) 4. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 5. Men in Black $51.1 (7-2-97) 11-24-99 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 3. Toy Story 2 $57.4 (11-24-99) 4. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $54.9 (6-11-99) 5. Batman Forever $52.8 (6-16-95) 5-24-00 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 3. Mission: Impossible II $57.8 (5-24-00) 4. Toy Story 2 $57.4 (11-24-99) 5. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me $54.9 (6-11-99) 11-17-00 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 3. Mission: Impossible II $57.8 (5-24-00) 4. Toy Story 2 $57.4 (11-24-99) 5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas $55.1 (11-17-00) 2-9-01 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 3. Hannibal $58.0 (2-9-01) 4. Mission: Impossible II $57.8 (5-24-00) 5. Toy Story 2 $57.4 (11-24-99) 5-4-01 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. The Mummy Returns $68.1 (5-4-01) 3. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 4. Hannibal $58.0 (2-9-01) 5. Mission: Impossible II $57.8 (5-24-00) 5-25-01 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. The Mummy Returns $68.1 (5-4-01) 3. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 4. Pearl Harbor $59.1 (5-25-01) 5. Hannibal $58.0 (2-9-01) 7-27-01 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Planet of the Apes $68.5 (7-27-01) 3. The Mummy Returns $68.1 (5-4-01) 4. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 5. Pearl Harbor $59.1 (5-25-01) 8-3-01 1. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 2. Planet of the Apes $68.5 (7-27-01) 3. The Mummy Returns $68.1 (5-4-01) 4. Rush Hour 2 $67.4 (8-3-01) 5. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace $64.8 (5-19-99) 11-16-01 1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 2. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 3. Planet of the Apes $68.5 (7-27-01) 4. The Mummy Returns $68.1 (5-4-01) 5. Rush Hour 2 $67.4 (8-3-01) 5-3-02 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 3. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 4. Planet of the Apes $68.5 (7-27-01) 5. The Mummy Returns $68.1 (5-4-01) 5-16-02 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 3. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones $80.0 (5-16-02) 4. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 5. Planet of the Apes $68.5 (7-27-01) 7-26-02 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 3. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones $80.0 (5-16-02) 4. Austin Powers in Goldmember $73.1 (7-26-02) 5. The Lost World: Jurassic Park $72.1 (5-23-97) 11-15-02 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88.4 (11-15-02) 4. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones $80.0 (5-16-02) 5. Austin Powers in Goldmember $73.1 (7-26-02) 5-2-03 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 3. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88.4 (11-15-02) 4. X2: X-Men United $85.6 (5-2-03) 5. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones $80.0 (5-16-02) 5-15-03 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. The Matrix Reloaded $91.8 (5-15-03) 3. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 4. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88.4 (11-15-02) 5. X2: X-Men United $85.6 (5-2-03) 5-19-04 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 3. The Matrix Reloaded $91.8 (5-15-03) 4. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 5. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets $88.4 (11-15-02) 6-4-04 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93.7 (6-4-04) 4. The Matrix Reloaded $91.8 (5-15-03) 5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $90.3 (11-16-01) 5-19-05 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $108.4 (5-19-05) 3. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93.7 (6-4-04) 5. The Matrix Reloaded $91.8 (5-15-03) 11-18-05 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $108.4 (5-19-05) 3. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102.7 (11-18-05) 5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban $93.7 (6-4-04) 5-26-06 1. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 2. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $108.4 (5-19-05) 3. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 4. X-Men: The Last Stand $102.8 (5-26-06) 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire $102.7 (11-18-05) 7-7-06 1. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 2. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 3. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $108.4 (5-19-05) 4. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 5. X-Men: The Last Stand $102.8 (5-26-06) 5-4-07 1. Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 3. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 4. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $108.4 (5-19-05) 5. Shrek 2 $108.0 (5-19-04) 5-18-07 1. Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 3. Shrek the Third $121.6 (5-18-07) 4. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 5. Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith $108.4 (5-19-05) 5-25-07 1. Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 2. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 3. Shrek the Third $121.6 (5-18-07) 4. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $114.7 (5-25-07) 7-18-08 1. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 2. Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 4. Shrek the Third $121.6 (5-18-07) 5. Spider-Man $114.8 (5-3-02) 11-20-09 1. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 2. Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142.8 (11-20-09) 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 5. Shrek the Third $121.6 (5-18-07) 5-7-10 1. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 2. Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142.8 (11-20-09) 4. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 5. Iron Man 2 $128.1 (5-7-10) 7-15-11 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 2. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 3 Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142.8 (11-20-09) 5. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest $135.6 (7-7-06) 11-18-11 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 2. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 3 Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142.8 (11-20-09) 5. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 $138.1 (11-18-11) 3-23-12 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 2. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 3. The Hunger Games $152.5 (3-23-12) 4 Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $142.8 (11-20-09) 5-4-12 1. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 3. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 4. The Hunger Games $152.5 (3-23-12) 5 Spider-Man 3 $151.1 (5-4-07) 7-20-12 1. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 3. The Dark Knight Rises $160.9 (7-20-12) 4. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 5. The Hunger Games $152.5 (3-23-12) 5-3-13 1. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 2. Iron Man 3 $174.1 (5-3-13) 3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 4. The Dark Knight Rises $160.9 (7-20-12) 5. The Dark Knight $158.4 (7-18-08) 5-1-15 1. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 2. The Avengers: Age of Ultron $191.3 (5-1-15) 3. Iron Man 3 $174.1 (5-3-13) 4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 5. The Dark Knight Rises $160.9 (7-20-12) 6-12-15 1. Jurassic World $208.8 (6-12-15) 2. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 3. The Avengers: Age of Ultron $191.3 (5-1-15) 4. Iron Man 3 $174.1 (5-3-13) 5. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II $169.2 12-18-15 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $248.0 (12-18-15) 2. Jurassic World $208.8 (6-12-15) 3. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 4. The Avengers: Age of Ultron $191.3 (5-1-15) 5. Iron Man 3 $174.1 (5-3-13) 5-6-16 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $248.0 (12-18-15) 2. Jurassic World $208.8 (6-12-15) 3. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 4. The Avengers: Age of Ultron $191.3 (5-1-15) 5. Captain America: Civil War $179.1 (5-6-16) 12-15-17 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens $248.0 (12-18-15) 2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi $220.0 (12-15-17) 3. Jurassic World $208.8 (6-12-15) 4. The Avengers $207.4 (5-4-12) 5. The Avengers: Age of Ultron $191.3 (5-1-15)

John Williams will be considered this era's Beethoven or Mozart. I truly believe that.

Everything above estimates. Could TLJ be that far below estimates while the others exceed?

Looking at the numbers, anything 20 million plus is solid. Rogue One dropped 53% and that had 17% more kids on vacation at the time which is certainly significant. If it can match Rogue One's 53.3% drop, that would put it at 24 million which IMO would be outstanding. TFA drop shouldn't be looked at as it had 46% MORE kids on vacation and isn't a realistic comparison. I'm looking at 24 million as the over/under for excitement, with 20 plus being perfectly fine.