The Last Jedi Box Office discussion thread

Worse, it's the biggest disappointment since the creation of Disney!

 

Oh look, Didny stock is in a free-fall.

Bob Iger better start working on his resume.

 

So Lucas is becoming richer.

 

You, Sir, are a Jedi!

 

"Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is now merely the third fastest grossing movie of all time."

Only in fandom land does such a benchmark equal failure...

 

Obviously people calling it a flop or a failure are being ridiculous, but the film is coming in a bit below expectations. I doubt that Disney is thrilled about a $700 million drop from Force Awakens. The mixed reception to the film probably reduced repeating viewings from hardcore fans and scared away some of the general audience. The dour tone probably didn't help with families either. I'd imagine Disney is going to encourage Abrams to make the next film a bit more fun to course correct.

So yeah, the movie is a huge success, but there's lots of room for nuance there.

 

Dour tone? Wasn't one of the criticisms that there was supposedly too much Marvel-like humor?

 

I doubt it.

 

Your WW is off by 100 million, but sheeeet!

 

Four Oscars nominations, though all 4 are the "lesser" categories. Unlikely to affect box office in any way.

 

What more do people want from the box office? Seriously? If the film isn't for you, it isn't for you. But, that doesn't make it a "flop" or anything like that. Nobody is getting fired at Disney for TLJ's performance.

 

700 million below the original dude. That's definitely something to get fired over. This movie is a very serious flop.

 

No, it's not.

 

I know the news coming out of LucasFilm is that Rian Johnson is starting his new trilogy, but I would be SHOCKED if he really gets to make it. I am pretty sure they might keep him as a figurehead, but nobody other than JJ will ever get to direct Star Wars again.

 

So, I should take your word over Disney's? Got it.

 

I went out of my way to present my post strictly as an opinion...

 

Yes, but I'm wondering what evidence this opinion is based upon, and why so certain?

 

Then congratulations, your opinion is objectively incorrect.

 

2 billion as an ongoing expectation for a movie series is insane.

 

Which is all that matters. If they hit their forecast it is not a loss. That, and YoY growth.