Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opened this week and is already filling Disney’s coffers, banking a tick over $71 million on its Friday opening alone, the third-biggest opening day of 2016.
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Early reports on the film itself are mostly positive, a sunny development for fans of the franchise. Any Star Wars movie that Disney cranks out is going to be a money machine, but the critical success of the first standalone film eases up pressure on the upcoming spin-offs on Han Solo and the rumored flick surrounding Boba Fett, the infamous bounty hunter.