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Here’s your update on the Rogue One box office, courtesy of Forbes.com! The combined Thursday/Friday total was $71 million, taking 12th place all-time for a Thu/Fri opening. As Bob Iger noted, this isn’t going to do Force Awakens numbers, but it seems like things are off to a solid start numbers-wise and critics-wise.
There are anecdotal things, though, that aren’t so spectacular. For example, although the overall rating on the Rotten Tomatoes aggregator is 84%, the average rating is 7.5 out of 10 and only 77% of the “Top Critics” gave it a rating of 6/10 or better. And for two out of the three showings I’ve been to, the theaters were well under half full. Strange days indeed.
In the meantime, we’re in spoiler territory on the podcast, so if you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t want to know about the “Han Shot First” situation, save this one for a later date! I’d love to hear your thoughts about it in the comments whenever you’re ready to share them…
Trivia Time!
Test your knowledge of the Star Wars universe!Yesterday’s answer: It was locked in the forward position
Today’s question: What is Rey desperately reaching across the cockpit to activate on the Falcon while trying to escape from TIE fighters on Jakku?