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[redfirebird2008]

Watching the original movie right now. Can’t help but wonder several things.

 

1. If Luke had a legit role in Force Awakens, does it make it to $1 billion domestic? 

 

2. If they didn’t kill Luke in TLJ, how much extra would it have made via better legs?

 

3. If Luke was alive for the new movie, how much bigger would the opening and total be?

[excel1]

2 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

Watching the original movie right now. Can’t help but wonder several things.

 

1. If Luke had a legit role in Force Awakens, does it make it to $1 billion domestic? 

Doubt it, the one really maxed out its potential. 

2 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

 

2. If they didn’t kill Luke in TLJ, how much extra would it have made via better legs?

I'd say it gets to $750m in the US

2 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

 

3. If Luke was alive for the new movie, how much bigger would the opening and total be?

 

If he were front and center in the marketing? Last Jedi sized numbers

[Ryan Reynolds]

2 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

Watching the original movie right now. Can’t help but wonder several things.

 

1. If Luke had a legit role in Force Awakens, does it make it to $1 billion domestic? 

 

2. If they didn’t kill Luke in TLJ, how much extra would it have made via better legs?

 

3. If Luke was alive for the new movie, how much bigger would the opening and total be?

1 same bo

2 bigger bo

3 bigger bo

[doublejack]

3 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

At least Force Awakens still has that domestic record. 
 

I think they’ve both did well. Star Wars will always be Star Wars though. 

It would have been interesting to see EG's run with a late Dec release date.

 

TFA's DOM record is still not enough to claim winning the decade, though. I think what everyone can agree on is that Disney has all but cornered the market at the box office. We need another studio to step up and at least give the impression that Disney has some competition.

[excel1]

17 minutes ago, Lordmandeep said:

 

 

Infinity War Saga is the saga that dominated this decade, not the new Star Wars saga. 

Just as numerous other series were more dominant in the 2000s than the prequels...

[john2000]

17 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

At least Force Awakens still has that domestic record. 
 

I think they’ve both did well. Star Wars will always be Star Wars though. 

this doesnt have any meaning anymore, maybe other than in us 

[wildphantom]

27 minutes ago, john2000 said:

180 for the big finale of star wars is dissapointing though, there is no excuse, its not a failure or a disaster , but it is dissapointing 

 

I expected a drop from TLJ, as did pretty much everyone this time last week. So I can’t see how anyone is disappointed. 

I’ve always thought a final domestic total 10-15% less than TLJ was on the cards. 

[Legion Again]

3 minutes ago, wildphantom said:

 

I expected a drop from TLJ, as did pretty much everyone this time last week. So I can’t see how anyone is disappointed. 

I’ve always thought a final domestic total 10-15% less than TLJ was on the cards. 

Just because people realize by week of release that a movie is going to disappoint, doesn’t mean it isn’t disappointing...

[Jiffy]

Yeah, I can see the argument for keeping Luke alive to bolster returns for this one. 

 

I still loved his arc in TLJ, though, but wish he'd been re-introduced earlier in TFA. 

[wildphantom]

12 minutes ago, doublejack said:

It would have been interesting to see EG's run with a late Dec release date.

 

TFA's DOM record is still not enough to claim winning the decade, though. I think what everyone can agree on is that Disney has all but cornered the market at the box office. We need another studio to step up and at least give the impression that Disney has some competition.

but TFA has won the decade? I’m confused. 
Don’t you win the box office decade by being the biggest grossing movie of the decade?

 

$936 million vs $858 million. 

Adjusted its $977 million vs $861 million. 
 

That’s over a $100 million hammering isn’t it? 
 

Sorry, I keep reacting to these Marvel posts. If I felt it was bait maybe I wouldn’t, but some genuinely do believe it’s the only game in town. It’s madness! 
 

I love the MCU for the record.

[Krissykins]

13 minutes ago, john2000 said:

this doesnt have any meaning anymore, maybe other than in us 

It certainly does. Every market has a biggest hit. 
 

 

[john2000]

10 minutes ago, Krissykins said:

It certainly does. Every market has a biggest hit. 
 

 

thats ture

[BlitheringEdiot]

18 minutes ago, wildphantom said:

but TFA has won the decade? I’m confused. 
Don’t you win the box office decade by being the biggest grossing movie of the decade?

 

$936 million vs $858 million. 

Adjusted its $977 million vs $861 million. 
 

That’s over a $100 million hammering isn’t it? 
 

Sorry, I keep reacting to these Marvel posts. If I felt it was bait maybe I wouldn’t, but some genuinely do believe it’s the only game in town. It’s madness! 
 

I love the MCU for the record.

TFA might have won that battle, but the MCU won the war

[jb007]

45 minutes ago, redfirebird2008 said:

Watching the original movie right now. Can’t help but wonder several things.

 

1. If Luke had a legit role in Force Awakens, does it make it to $1 billion domestic? 

 

2. If they didn’t kill Luke in TLJ, how much extra would it have made via better legs?

 

3. If Luke was alive for the new movie, how much bigger would the opening and total be?

1. 960 M

2. 730 M.

3. 800 M

 

The potential was there.

 

 

 

 

[jedijake]

If Luke were alive, what would he actually be doing and how much of that would undermine Rey? I think that's the issue. 

[WittyUsername]

43 minutes ago, doublejack said:

We need another studio to step up and at least give the impression that Disney has some competition.

Unfortunately, that won’t be possible now that Disney has bought Fox. These bastards pretty much own Hollywood at this point. Entertainment in the 2010s has basically been all about the rise of the Empire, AKA Disney. 

[ViewerAnon]

If Luke survived TLJ he would always have to die in TROS. That's the nature of these stories.

[Feanor]

1 hour ago, redfirebird2008 said:

Watching the original movie right now. Can’t help but wonder several things.

 

1. If Luke had a legit role in Force Awakens, does it make it to $1 billion domestic? 

 

2. If they didn’t kill Luke in TLJ, how much extra would it have made via better legs?

 

3. If Luke was alive for the new movie, how much bigger would the opening and total be?

Could TFA even have grossed significantly more than $936M? (I’d consider anything above $40M significant at that stage)

 

Imo, TFA already had everything going for it: It had a great calendar configuration, great WOM and critical reception and weak competition.

 

I feel like it pretty much reached the peak of what realistically can be reached at today’s domestic box office.

 

Ofc I’m open for someone with more BO knowledge than me proving me wrong, but I think TFA already reached the highest possible gross at the domestic box office for today’s market. 

Edited December 24, 2019 by Feanor

[infamous5445]

Would TFA have won the decade without IW/Endgame existing? Looking at a box office gross worldwide is important, but it did manage to make almost a billion dollars in one market.

[reddevil19]

15 minutes ago, ViewerAnon said:

If Luke survived TLJ he would always have to die in TROS. That's the nature of these stories.

Maybe Rian Johnson could have subverted expectations and NOT kill the mentor. Same goes for TROS. It was Luke that controlled Rey all along!