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For TFA to hit a billion, something very very unusual would have to happen. Also as soon as that bluray hits it's pretty much over. That being said, it should still follow JW from here on out, somewhere near 100 million. Maybe we see higher repeat viewing before it leaves the theater then JW did.

If I was Disney, I would start thinking of ways to put it over the top. Looking at JW and considering a little more crazy fans wanting to see it again before it leaves the theater it should do 120 million more putting it about 70 million short of 1 billion.

That's not how the force works!

If it finishes like JW it might not hit 900 million, and that's OK, if it hits 900 million that's more than most people thought.

Basically TFA has already passed Avatar if you don't count re releases. I think the records should not count re releases, that's always bothered me, should be a separate record.

I have a bad feeling about giving Rian Johnson full writing duty, but it's done, I would have liked to have Kasdan some oversight. Kasdan said he knows Johnson, and said he will come up with some weird thing. And Trevorrow is only directing 9, Johnson is writing both 8 and 9.

Paying? Twice, The Force Awakens, that is the only time, and I may just see it again if another friend asked me. But honestly I would rather use the money to watch a new movie.

I like it, about 40 of these are in my top 100 as well, I've seen 97 of your top 105 and just by your list I think guessed you age. I have seen and rated about 2500 movies so far. I actual have a list rated from favorite to least favorite, crazy I know, and after 300 it's just difficult and silly. These are the 8 I haven't seen. Angel Heart, The Pianist, Schindlers List (yeah I know, You haven't seen Schindlers List?!? Yup I haven't seen it...lol) Silver Linings playbook, Armageddon, The Prophecy, The Princess Bride and Extreme Prejudice. Surprised to see Christmas Vacation, but no Vacation? Wolf on Wall Street but no Wall Street? Interesting...

Everyone has different opinions on favorite Star Wars or other movies, depends greatly on when, where with who, age etc you first saw it. My first movie ever in my life and in a theater was Star Wars, I was amazed, it was almost like a life changing event. So for me Star Wars A New Hope is my favorite movie of any movie, nothing could possibly come close. Empire may be a better movie, but the memories and the initial amazement that flood my mind every time I see A New Hope is never going away. on flip side I was in a theater watching aliens when my aunt died, I had just talk to her on the phone, said I'll call you when I get back...and that movie I just can't watch anymore, too many bad memories.... So for me how and when you saw a movie plays a HUGE part in what you like, so it's highly individual.

Are these copies you speak of high quality? If so I'm going to need one so I can verify this is true

It's possible it enters the top 50 all time domestic after the weekend, that's 10 days! Oh and that's adjusted for inflation chart. 10 days, top 50 all time. that may never happen that fast ever again, it's a perfect storm, so fast it boggles the mind. I'm most impressed with these adjusted records, the none adjusted records will continue to fall with inflation, the adjusted list is much more interesting.

I like most of them but easy to pick top 2 and top favorite of all the movies is Luke Skywalker, so if they screw up his ending, I'm not going to be happy The Phantom Menace: Qui-Gon and Darth Maul, I don't like Maul, just a great villain. Attack of the Clones: Yoda and Jango Fett Revenge of the Sith: Yoda and Obi Wan A New Hope: Han and Obi Wan Empire Strike Back: Luke and Boba Fett Return of the Jedi: Luke and Leia...and you know why The Force Awakens: Finn and Luke Episode 8 Luke

Luke's son. or a clone, placed by Luke 20 years ago. Luke has some master plane that's going to finish this, hence the hidden meaning in his name by the writers maybe? Finn... Finish, End. If Luke doesn't have some master plan, if he is just running away for 20 years, I will be disappointed with the writers.

Everything is proceeding as I have foreseen...

Man this is so close, all it needs to do is 29,094,473 to take Thursday no opening day record, then it would have had every single day of the week non opening records. that would have been out of this world, and there may never be another movie to hold that kind of record, still having 4 of the 5 days is crazy.

158 million 3rd weekend is most impressive, difficult will it be to beat that.

Not likely, but that would be something to beat Jurassic Worlds Saturday opening weekend record on the second weekend. At that point throw down your calculator and just give up.

This movie is so much like A New Hope, it isn't out of the realm of possibility that it does a similar box office, that would be crazy right? And actually it could beat it, and I was never in the billion camp, but it's just getting incredible reviews/wom. I saw it twice and I NEVER went to a movie twice, if someone else asked me if I wanted to go with them to see it again I just might

Looking at what A New Hope did when adjusted for inflation, I'm now thinking people that I thought were crazy to say 1 billion might not be so crazy. It may very well beat titanic's adjusted take. First time I saw the movie I was disappointed, just saw it again and it was much better the second time around.

Oh that makes me feel better, 4 billion is not bad

This Thursday being Christmas Eve, yet it still has a shot at none opening record. Right?

Yup, Disney got a steal at 2 billion, Lucas sold way way too cheap, forgetting merchandise which alone was probably worth 2 billion. I think Lucas film and all the rights to merchandise was worth double the 2 billion he got. The next 6 movies will at the minimum gross 9 billion worldwide over the next 6 years, add merchandise, theme park, it's mind boggling.

Well everyone is going bonkers! 570 million in 10 days....At this rate it hits 700 million in 20 days. I sure hope it passes Avitar, but it could hit a wall, very front loaded movie, everyone wants to see it NOW.