Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker predicted for big US opening weekend

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker looks set for a strong opening weekend in the US, at least if a new prediction is to be believed.

An early projection for the final chapter in the Skywalker saga puts the movie making at least $175m to $200m in the US, on par with early projections for The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi (via The Hollywood Reporter).

Those two went on to $248m and $220m respectively, so it seems the Force may be with The Rise of Skywalker too.

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While the movie looks set to make a lot of money, it will be the last Star Wars movie for a while, as Disney boss Bob Iger recently revealed that the big screen adventures will "go into hiatus for a few years".

While we'll learn more about the franchise's future in January, The Rise of Skywalker director JJ Abrams hasn't ruled out a return to the franchise in the future.

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"I just yesterday finished this thing," he said. "So, it's a bit like asking someone at the end of a meal at French Laundry, you know, if they want to get a burger.

"It's like, you know, I'm sure that one day having a burger would be the greatest idea in the history of time, but in this moment I'm full."

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has a release date of Thursday, December 19 in the UK and Friday, December 20 in the US.

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