I know it's early, but, this film has been at the very top of buzz charts for a LONG time. This is supposedly going to be the best of the three, and, I believe that's saying alot. In addition, the first two have established a HUGE following, developing fans that might not have been LOTR fans before the films (myself included). I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict AT LEAST $75mil on opening weekend. My ACTUAL gut feeling right now is in the $85mil range. I'm going to guess this opens in about 3500+ theaters, with a $25,000 PTA. I think this will be absolutely HUGE.
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