I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that the new Star Wars movies rely heavily on female leads carrying the narrative without a strong dashing white man protecting everyone and saving the day?
They weren't huge fans of the other big female-led franchise of recent years
Code:
Title DOM Gross China Gross
The Hunger Games $408M $27M
Catching Fire $425M $28M
Mockingjay pt1 $337M $36M
Mockingjay pt2 $282M $22M
For Comparison:
Maze Runner $102M $24M
Maze Runner: Scorch Trials $82M $30M
RO is currently at $844m, is it still hitting $1b?
I would hate for that prediction (that it just barely misses $1b), out of all the terrible ones I made this year, to be the one to come true.
Rogue One will be over $900M after this weekend. Even with poor legs, we're probably looking at another $25-30M from China. Add in the rest of the domestic and overseas take and you still get >$1B.