Disney's Star Wars opening weekend estimated remains $225M, says Loop Capital
Loop Capital analyst David Miller keeps his Hold rating and $106 price target on Disney (DIS), forecasting the opening weekend box office for Star Wars: The Last Jedi at $225M, the ultimate domestic take of $850M, and global revenue of $1.7B. The analyst says the film was "awesome" - as good, if not better than The Force Awakens which cleared $2.07B in global box office. Miller also notes that Disney discussed the implications of the company taking managerial control over Hulu, saying CEO Bob Iger appeared non-committal on whether to use Hulu as the head-to-head competitor with Netflix (NFLX) or await its Direct-To-Consumer product to be launched in mid-2019
