‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Proposition Betting Odds
–’Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ will be the 9th release in the long running franchise
–The last Star Wars film–‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’–was a box office monster.
–’Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is set to be released on December 15, 2017.
The next *official* film in the iconic ‘Star Wars’ franchise will be released in December and the Internet is all stoked about the recently released trailer. For producers Buena Vista aka Disney, they’re hoping that ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ recaptures some of the magic and fan excitement that was missing in ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’.
It’s not that ‘Rogue One’ wasn’t a hit–it has pulled in well over a half billion dollars in domestic box office receipts after all. It just didn’t quite have the buzz that producers were anticipating. For one thing, the opening weekend didn’t dominate as had been hoped. ‘Rogue One’ had a strong opening but it was for all intents and purposes tied with ‘Deadpool’ for the best of the year when expectations had been for a rout. In all fairness, it wasn’t technically part of the long running Star Wars cannon but instead a new storyline meaning it’s already a new ‘cash cow’ for a franchise that doesn’t need one.
‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ has no such excuses. If it doesn’t challenge it’s predecessor ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ for all time box office supremacy worldwide it’ll have to be considered a disappointment. It’s already got a tough challenger for biggest opening weekend of 2017 as the latest installment in the ‘Fast and the Furious’ franchise has set the bar very high. ‘The Fate of the Furious’ did a decent domestic opening of 98.78 million but it brought in a record $433.2 million from 63 international markets for a record $532 million global opening weekend. That $532 million opening broke the record of $529 held by ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’.
We’ll revisit the ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ proposition odds throughout the year but for now here’s a few to get started with:
‘STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI’ PROPOSITION BETTING ODDS
First Character to Die in ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’
Luke Skywalker: +150
Maz Kanata: +250
General Hux: +325
Captain Phasma: +900
Kylo Ren: +1500
Supreme Leader Snoke: +2250
Admiral Ackbar: +4000
Chewbacca: +4500
Rey: +5000
R2-D2: +5000
C-3PO: +5000
Poe Dameron: +6000
Number of Views for the official ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ trailer on YouTube as of 11:59 PM Eastern 4/30/17?
Over 34.5 million: -150
Under 34.5 million: +130
Will ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ exceed $1 billion in worldwide revenues by 1/1/18?:
Yes: -175
No: +150
Opening weekend US gross box office revenue for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’?
Over 245.5 million: -130
Under 245.5 million: +110
Opening weekend global box office revenue for ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’?
Over $252.5 million: -130
Under $252.5 million: +110
Which film will have the higher US opening weekend gross box office revenues?
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: +130
Return of the Jedi (1983) adjusted for inflation +$200 million($255,798,999): -150
Which film will have the higher US opening weekend gross box office revenues?:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: -120
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) adjusted for inflation +$225 million($239,387,476): +100
Which film will have the higher US opening weekend gross box office revenues?:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: -250
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ($155.1 million): +210
Which film will have the higher US opening weekend gross box office revenues?:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: -130
Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($247.9 million): +110
Which film will have the higher US opening weekend gross box office revenues?:
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: -350
Fate of the Furious ($98.1 million): +300
Which film will have the highest global opening weekend?
Star Wars: The Last Jedi: -275
Fate of the Furious: +150
Field: +700