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DL: early Rouge One Thursday previews somewhere between $20m and $40m slipping jimmy Dec 15, 16:57

That's really helpful. {nm} diamondman56 Dec 15, 16:58

slight correction: mid-$20s but yeah {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 15, 16:58

Force Awakens did $57 million Thursday and had a 4.4 Thurs to weekend. Figure Rogue One will have slightly better mult? {nm} diamondman56 Dec 15, 17:12

4.4 * 30 = 132 and 5 * 30 = 150 TwoMisfits Dec 15, 18:21

Points out weather is colder this year. {nm} Antibody Dec 15, 17:04

Yes, in NYC it was 59 degrees on preview Thurs for STAR7 and tonight it's on 12 and heading to 6...Brrrr {nm} tomcat90 Dec 15, 17:49

Had to send the city a message {nm} God Dec 15, 17:50

Haha, +1 {nm} tomcat90 Dec 15, 17:50

And people stay home b/c it's cold b/c?? TwoMisfits Dec 15, 17:55

your pettiness about this movie truly knows no bounds {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 15, 18:04

It's not petty - it's common sense. Cold weather should encourage movie going, not discourage it. TwoMisfits Dec 15, 18:12

going out in sub-zero temperatures is risking death if your car breaks down {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 15, 18:13

That's completely backwards. People are more likely to stay home where it's warm if it's cold and storming outside. {nm} Antibody Dec 15, 18:42

It is completely dry over almost everywhere Texas East - cold and dry does not keep people home... TwoMisfits Dec 15, 19:02

And it's raining pretty hard in SoCal. People here can't drive in the rain. {nm} Antibody Dec 15, 19:15

Where do you live? Alaska where you are used to this weather or Califormia where you don't know what 0F feels like {nm} JDolphin Dec 15, 19:15

I still think Rogue One is going to make lots of money - there are 3 days to chose from and Fri is the semi-decent day where I live {nm} JDolphin Dec 15, 19:22

In the metro area where the incoming First Lady doesn't want to live - we don't do 1/4 inch of snow, but we can handle a little cold... {nm} TwoMisfits Dec 15, 19:46

i lived in Baltimore for 10 years before moving out here. DC metro people are huge weather pussies {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 15, 21:57

I live in Baltimore. It's 12 right now. I'm terrified... wish I could go to a movie instead of work. :P {nm} Bronzey Dec 16, 04:37

Hmm .. I've always thought it's common sense to stay home and not freeze (I'm talking about 0-10F, not 30F) {nm} JDolphin Dec 15, 19:09

GO TO THE THEATER! {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 15, 19:10

I've been out all night in -2 degree wind chill - it's not hard. Had tons of teens out with me - but we were not at the movies. {nm} TwoMisfits Dec 15, 19:39

If you can handle -2 degree good for you. It's been my experience most people can't. But then SW fans may not care. {nm} JDolphin Dec 15, 20:08

It's like Flying, the worst part is getting to the airport haha. Who knows what effect it will have. As a personal note.... tomcat90 Dec 15, 18:04

I can see not caring about the backstory behind movies you didn't grow up with (like we probably all did) {nm} PlayItAgainSam Dec 16, 05:40

Cold? Not a deterrent. Massive snowstorm, which the Midwest gets this weekend? Definite deterrent. {nm} PlayItAgainSam Dec 16, 05:38

But zero effect on the Thursday number since no storm yet - if anything, the coming storm should have pushed Thursday a little higher... TwoMisfits Dec 16, 05:41

due {nm} TwoMisfits Dec 16, 05:41

Rouge two: the phantom blemish PlayItAgainSam Dec 15, 17:14

Attendance comparison Rogue vs. 7 Goines12 Dec 15, 17:19

second update: currently estimated in the middle of the range at $30m {nm} slipping jimmy Dec 15, 18:11

I don't see how it does less than BvS, 29-32 is my current range for previews MattW Dec 15, 18:34