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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7887948" data-attributes="member: 4348">Well, it appears, ironically, that my first estimate (or guestimate) at the time was a better guess than my educated estimate later.Originally I think I said something around 600/700 million to 1 billion.  Seems to fall into that camp (later was 500 million to 900 million, which I suppose if we look at the lower number, it would qualify close to the US domestic gross).  My early guess was more accurate it seems (though I DID give it a wide number so there's that).Either way it was lower than many other big name estimates who projected anywhere from 1.3 to 1.5 billion USD in it's take.I figured TLJ backlash was real (not Russian bots or trolls) and that Rian's reactions online (which I think were the REAL cause of the backlash, not really TLJ to be honest, someone calling women and minorities racist and anti-feminists many times does NOT go well with those individuals, especially when it is a WHITE MALE who is calling others that) were causing a REAL problem (though I wonder if Disney is actually going to realize this or not) along with more of a "meh" feeling from the TLJ would cause a lower gross.On the otherhand, it is still early, my guess could be off still and the higher projections of 1.5 billion could be more accurate.I JUST HOPE that they analyze it correctly if it is lower and realize it is not so much J.J.'s film (though I KNOW MANY ARE TRYING TO POINT FINGERS AT HIM...I THINK THEY ARE WRONG), as the interference of higher ups into his film in the first place, as well as the lingering problems that were caused by The Last Jedi as a divisive film (which as I stated, I feel were aggravated greatly by how they let Rian Johnson off of the leash and let him go hogwild in insulting anyone who gave the slightest criticism...whether they were really hatred filled white kids...or...(and this is the kicker as I KNEW some of these minority women he called this) Minorities and or women who also criticized the film.Personally, as they were already looking at the kick back, they should have let JJ do his own thing WITHOUT the interference of the higher ups.  I'd probably have much rather seen a movie on the Son of Mortis than a returned Palpatine.</blockquote>

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