As a follow-up to my last post about this, we've got some preliminary numbers on where Episode III is going to land. Please note that it was still #5 in the box office for Monday, so it'll continue up some.

It has now grossed some $349,270,153. That's puts it in 11th of all time. That also puts it ranking #3 of all 6 movies, just as I predicted. ;) It's doing about a million a day plus weekends in the $10 million range, making it unlikely to grow another $80 million, putting it ahead of Episode I, but it's entirely possible. It will likely be in the top 10 before this next weekend is out, though.

Well, I certainly enjoyed the movie. It was a lot of fun to watch and I thought they did a good job linking in to Episode IV. However, I thought there were a couple of places they may have tried too hard to find a link. Like really, what are the chances of running into our favorite Wookie? Amusing, but seriously now, that's a little far out that. ("Far, far" out there, I suppose.)

I can say this with absolute certainty: It was a much better 3rd movie than the 3rd in the Matrix. ;) Comparing to Lord of the Rings isn't fair, as that series came from a trilogy many people knew, read, and had already stood the test of time as a story.

Shane Conder's Whateveritis of Nothing: Star Wars: Entertainment or Just About the Money?

Posted by Shane on June 22, 2005 8:49 AM | Permalink