No, they really don't. Because, merchandise will always sell at some point and a lot of that money is already in Disney's pocket.
The Last Jedi Box Office discussion thread
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Ironically, Christmas Day has been the biggest disappointment of TLJ's boxoffice run so far. $27.5 million, 14% below Disney's initial estimate.
Went up a bit on Boxing Day, $28.5 mil. Mixed word of mouth has made some families see Jumanji instead.
I call bullshit on any notion that these "Real Fans" will dismiss and ignore Solo/IX.
These people lamenting the loss of their franchise, petitioning to get films removed from "canon", and writing painfully long screeds about the implosion of the franchise are not only rather sad (be disappointed, sure, but this isn't life) but venomous hypocrites.
Every single one of them will be there for Solo and IX, if only to hate watch them. They can't not be part of the discussion. That is as much to many of these Real Fans as actually experiencing the product.
Attack of the Clones was one of the most singularly painful and embarrassing cinema experiences of my life and I've never shied away from showing my disdain for it. Yet, I was there for the midnight screening of Revenge . Why? Cos I'm a life-long fan and I held onto hope.
TLJ, for me, is the spark that will light the fire that will illuminate the path of Star Wars' future. For others it's the spark that will burn it down.
We will ALL see the continuing path with XI. Enjoyed and hate watched alike.
Hugo - looks towards the setting sun and disappears into the ether
Admittedly, I need to see some footage of Solo first of all, but it may be the first of these new Star Wars films I don’t go rushing out to see. I love Han Solo. I really do love the casting. I have no issue with the behind the scenes drama.
I’m just not sure this is a Star Wars film we need.
I’m just not sure this is a Star Wars film we need.
Chuckle. What is it with the Internet?
"I didn't like it so I will not only talk about it endlessly, I will massage any and all reports to prove that my subjective judgment is actually part of a larger trend that will end the thing I didn't like for all TIME!"
"I didn't like it so I will not only talk about it endlessly, I will massage any and all reports to prove that my subjective judgment is actually part of a larger trend that will end the thing I didn't like for all TIME!"
The merchandise numbers are down.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/h...-shipments-down-sharply-force-awakens-1069479
There's no Star Wars film that's "needed" - it's pure escapist entertainment.
I know some of the under 30 crowd think stuff like this all started with the internet; but no, you saw it in 'letters to the editor', fanzines etc. LONG before the internet came about. Welcome to fandom.
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From that article...
They'll be ok.
All this talk about the Box Office drop but didn't TESB make less than ANH?
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And? Again, the businesses already bought the merchandise, so Disney is fine.
Most sequels are that way.
Correct. Considerably less. And then RotJ bounced back but still did not surpass the original. Same thing with the prequel trilogy.
Star Wars box office history
My biggest fear was Disney oversaturating the market to the point that a Star Wars film no longer feels like a special event. I know they paid big money for it and want to see a quick return but they need to be careful or else franchise fatigue will hurt it.
Wow... that's interesting. I hadn't really looked into the box office numbers before. I knew ANH was the top grossing SW movie, but for some reason I always assumed ESB was #2 or #3. BoxOfficeMojo has a breakdown of each movie with inflation adjusted grosses. ESB is actually #5 behind TFA, ROTJ, and TPM... go figure...
While I loved TLJ when I watched it the second time, I still think Empire had fewer obvious flaws than TLJ.
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