<p>The latest instalment, &quot;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-rian-johnson-all-for-a-woman-as-star-wars-director-26757" target="_blank">Star Wars: The Last Jedi</a>&quot;&nbsp;is out Friday and there are reports that the iconic franchise&#39;s latest offering could even surpass the previous release in 2015.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It&#39;s predecessor &quot;Star Wars: The Force Awakens&quot;&nbsp;came out in 2015 and grossed millions at the box office. It even created a record for the biggest&nbsp;domestic opening weekend&nbsp;of $247 million. The movie went on to collect more than $2 billion at theatres worldwide, including a record $936 million domestically.</p>

<p><strong><em>Also See:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/videos/fans-celebrate-star-wars-day-remember-carrie-fisher-who-played-princess-leia-3246" target="_blank">Fans celebrate Star Wars Day, remember Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia</a></em></strong></p>

<p>The tracking estimates for the new <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/the-new-star-wars-trailer-has-got-us-more-excited-about-december-23380" target="_blank">Star Wars</a> movie expect an opening weekend haul of up to&nbsp;$215 million. The estimates crunch up to&nbsp;$440 million in collections worldwide. This would be lesser than The Force awakens&nbsp;but establish it as the only fourth movie ever to top the&nbsp;$200-million mark for a domestic opening weekend.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Industry insiders feel that the actual numbers depend on the grand opening of the movie -- like whether &quot;The Last Jedi&quot;&nbsp;would reach the&nbsp;$2 billion mark or not as its future income depends on the opening.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Last Jedi also has Disney&rsquo;s live-action adaptation of &quot;Beauty and the Beast&quot;&nbsp;($1.26 billion globally) in its sights as it looks to become the highest-grossing movie of 2017.</p>

<p>Some pictures from the movie&#39;s world premiere:</p>

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&mdash; Star Wars (@starwars) <a href="https://twitter.com/starwars/status/941110522363117569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 14, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The stars (and droids) of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheLastJedi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheLastJedi</a> pose in front of <a href="https://twitter.com/tumblr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Tumblr</a>&#39;s official fan art wall, presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/VIZIO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vizio</a>. Artists submitted their work for a chance to have their art showcased at the world premiere. <a href="https://t.co/bjs7KZjBsn">pic.twitter.com/bjs7KZjBsn</a></p>
&mdash; Star Wars (@starwars) <a href="https://twitter.com/starwars/status/940326746699608064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The latest instalment, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is out Friday and there are reports that the iconic franchise's latest offering could even surpass the previous release in 2015. It's predecessor "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" came out in 2015 and grossed millions at the box office. It even created a record for the biggest domestic opening weekend of $247 million. The movie went on to collect more than $2 billion at theatres worldwide, including a record $936 million domestically. Also See: Fans celebrate Star Wars Day, remember Carrie Fisher who played Princess Leia The tracking estimates for the new Star Wars movie expect an opening weekend haul of up to $215 million. The estimates crunch up to $440 million in collections worldwide. This would be lesser than The Force awakens but establish it as the only fourth movie ever to top the $200-million mark for a domestic opening weekend. Industry insiders feel that the actual numbers depend on the grand opening of the movie -- like whether "The Last Jedi" would reach the $2 billion mark or not as its future income depends on the opening. The Last Jedi also has Disney’s live-action adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" ($1.26 billion globally) in its sights as it looks to become the highest-grossing movie of 2017. Some pictures from the movie's world premiere: The London premiere of #TheLastJedi was truly a royal affair. pic.twitter.com/oySAld4iDo — Star Wars (@starwars) December 14, 2017 × Meet some most impressive cosplayers from the red carpet of #TheLastJedi. https://t.co/VGfFU2lMJ4 pic.twitter.com/Lq61exHY5x — Star Wars (@starwars) December 12, 2017 × The stars (and droids) of #TheLastJedi pose in front of @Tumblr's official fan art wall, presented by @Vizio. Artists submitted their work for a chance to have their art showcased at the world premiere. pic.twitter.com/bjs7KZjBsn — Star Wars (@starwars) December 11, 2017 ×

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'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' releases today, analysts wonder if it will be top-earner for franchise