zombie84 said:

at a highball $30 million Lucasfilm actually might have a hard time turning a profit unless this is another 1997-level box office surprise. And it won't be. No one cares about Episode I like they did the original, and even though there are millions of prequel fans out there, I sincerely doubt there are enough to make this a huge blockbuster again.

hi zombie,

any idea what kind of distribution deal lucas got for this? for the 1999 running of episode I - knowing damn well how anticipated it was - he was able to get something crazy like 10 weeks minimum at the main screening room, 90% of ticket grosses, etc.