This may REALLY underperform

It's still gonna make a lot of money. It may be like Blade Runner 2049, where it started slow but picked up as it went along. It made a lot of money, but not the gross they were expecting, up until the second or third week

The expectations for box office are so high and yet so many people have been turned off by The Force Awakens.

The opening weekend may be below 150 million. Yes...I'm serious...there is a huge problem here.

Most studios would love to have a film underperform like Star Wars, people are sheep still seeing the same Marvel film over and over again

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tr9LEgAwI4

Hollywood in a nutshell. They're falling, fast if not sooner. Only movies people come out in droves for is superhero Marvel/DC since they just pump 2-3 of them every year. Surprised people aren't bored of the drivel yet. The other movies are usually a span of 3-5 years in between. So yes, it MAY underperform domestically but oh boy they'll make up with international. They already sold out to the Chinese for cha-ching.

You underestimate the power of pre-sold family-friendly entertainment! Even horrific crap like "The Hobbit" can make billions, in a global village where everyone wants escapist entertainment and a way to shut the kiddies up for a couple of hours, and they'll give it a go if they remember the book from their childhood or good times at the "Lord of the Rings" movies.

And even if the hardcore fanboys are as determined to hate everything that comes from Disney, general audiences are not. They like Disney, they like Star Wars, they like action-adventure and spectacular effects, they like Rey and positiverolemodelsforgirls, they like popcorn and soda and fun, and if they aren't acting like a new Star Wars film is as important as a presidential election, that doesn't mean they won't go see it.

And the fact is, the mainstreamers who just want some fun and popcorn are a much more important audience than the argumentative fanboys. That's why Disney is trying to please.

Well...we are just 11 days from opening.

Anyone else concerned this may possibly open well below 200 million domestic like Rogue One did?

TFA was mediocre at best, BUT if TLJ can find it's OWN identity it should do well. I personally thought TFA was safe and boring. I LOVED Rogue One though.

below 1.5b was unexpected