“Star Wars: The Last Jedi” blasted off with $45 million at the Thursday box office, becoming the movie with the second-highest preview number of all time.
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” rocketed to $57 million at the Thursday previews two years ago — the best preview number of all time — before it went on to gross $247.9 million its opening weekend. Last year’s “Rogue One” earned $29 million at the Thursday box office and had an opening weekend of $155 million.
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2” previously held the second-best preview number of all time with $43.5