‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: The Pessimistic Box Office Prediction

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/19/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalkerthe-pessimistic-box-office-prediction/#b8e5eab5863f

‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’: The Optimistic Box Office Prediction

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/09/20/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-optimistic-box-office-avengers-endgame-jj-abrams-last-jedi-force-awakens-disney-lion-king-harry-potter-twilight-hobbit/#7cb304e557c1

“For reference, the “worst case scenario” guestimate ($770 million) and the “best case scenario” guestimate ($1.684 billion) averages out to around $1.227 billion worldwide. That would also average out to around $614 million domestic, or right between Incredibles 2 ($609 million) and The Last Jedi ($620 million). There’s a lot of wiggle room between Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($1.1 billion) and Jurassic World ($1.671 billion), and yes it’s a little insane that we’re discussing any movie as “still being okay” if it “only” cracks $1.2 billion global, but that’s Star Wars for you, at least one last time before it becomes just another IP in a sea of IP. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opens three months from today. Place your bets…”