Because no other movie has come anywhere close to the picture’s $151.5 million 2nd weekend box office razing, there’s no movie comparison that gives its record-obliterating failure proper context. To begin to appreciate the epic nature of the Last Jedi catastrophe, consider the 9.2 magnitude megathrust 1964 Good Friday earthquake near Anchorage, Alaska. That $400 million looks good only if we ignore the results of every previous Star Wars movie. It’s not just the movie’s 69 percent 2nd weekend plunge that underscores its troubles. It’s more the absolute number, the $151.5 million plunge from its $220 million debut to its $68.5 million second weekend, that staggers the imagination.

Source: Forbes December 25, 2017 13:29 UTC