Gue$$ The Opening Weekend Gross - The Last Jedi (Joey wins!)

[stip]

can I change my guess to 'an amount of money'

[epilogue]

million

PHEW!

[Simple Torture]

million

PHEW!

I'll allow it this time.

[Simple Torture]

One more day to get your guesses in.

[dimejinky99]

Seeing $475 million projected for opening weekend internationally.

That’s huge.

Yuuuuge

[E.H. Ruddock]

Seeing $475 million projected for opening weekend internationally.

That’s huge.

Yuuuuge

Yeah that's a lot.

Not as much as the Fate of the Furious though

[epilogue]

Seeing $475 million projected for opening weekend internationally.

That’s huge.

Yuuuuge

Yeah that's a lot.

Not as much as the Fate of the Furious though

[epilogue]

But, Ruddo, keep in mind that The Last Jedi isn't opening in China until 2018.

[Simple Torture]

Here are the final guesses. Remember, we probably won't see the totals until Monday at the earliest, and we won't declare a winner based on projections on Saturday/Sunday. I hope you and all the people who called me a homo for liking Star Wars in middle school have a great time at the cinema this weekend.

Final Guesses

Sarge - $320m
wease - $273m
96583UP - $269m
Biff - $258m
chud - $253m
daft twat - $235m
Skitch - $230m
dime - $227m
Monkey Driven - $225m
Joey - $221m
lenny - $216m
simple torture - $215m
LMS - $211m
EJ - $208m
stip - $207m
Argo - $201m
ABNorman - $198m
ruddo - $183m
dpupenya-$179m
theplatypus - $166m
VinylGuy - $150m
burt - 50 space bucks

[Simple Torture]

Late estimates for the weekend fall between $190 and $230 million, it seems: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4353&p=.htm

Projections for last night's previews should be out today. Looking at those, weekend projections will probably be made by looking at the percentage of TFA's Thursday night total (which was around $57m). So if TLJ nets around $45m on Thursday (~79%) then the projection for the opening weekend will probably be about $195m (79% of $248m). We shall see.

[stip]

it's a longer movie, so there are fewer screenings. I wonder what the average take will be per showing, and how close they are

[Monkey_Driven]

it's a longer movie, so there are fewer screenings. I wonder what the average take will be per showing, and how close they are

They only played four trailers before the movie at my theatre. I remember 6 or 7 before the Force Awakens. Wonder if the film's length has something to do with it.

[stip]

ohh, good point. Mine too

[dimejinky99]

if i win this do i get a prize?

say like...an rm funded blu ray player?

[Simple Torture]

Absolutely not.

[Simple Torture]

Late estimates for the weekend fall between $190 and $230 million, it seems: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4353&p=.htm

Projections for last night's previews should be out today. Looking at those, weekend projections will probably be made by looking at the percentage of TFA's Thursday night total (which was around $57m). So if TLJ nets around $45m on Thursday (~79%) then the projection for the opening weekend will probably be about $195m (79% of $248m). We shall see.

Remember when I used the number $45m as an example of what TLJ might gross on Thursday? First estimates are $45m: http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4353&p=.htm

[dimejinky99]

Final result for the weekend $220m

[Monkey_Driven]

Damnit Joey.

[epilogue]

Damnit Joey.

Well, it's dime reporting it. Let's wait until the numbers are in. Also, if this is Jeopardy! rules, then Lenny won.

[Simple Torture]

Final result for the weekend $220m

This is literally in the first post of the thread:

3. We're going to wait until final numbers come out after the end of the weekend--quite frequently, there will be an estimate put out on Sunday morning, but we're going to wait for the final numbers (people didn't understand this last year, so I'm bolding it this time), which usually come late Monday/early Tuesday.

...and this happens every fucking year! I swear you're all illiterate.