Solo is an extremely fine Star Wars movie that just so happens to not have made well-nigh as much money as Disney ab initio gestate it to . For some understanding , everyone seems to think that this is a heavy deal . I repent to inform everyone that it is not .
A bit of basic math makes it obvious that Solo , which had a budget of somewhere between $ 250 - 300 million ( before marketing ) , did n’t develop even at the boxwood office during opening weekend . The filmmanaged to rake in $ 168 million internationally over Memorial Day weekend . There ’s any number of reasons why Solo underperformed , like the fact that the marketing was done in a much little time frame than common and the very actual idea that audiences aredeveloping Star Wars fatigue .
But there ’s this strange narrative that ’s developing within certain corners of the Star Wars fandom that Solo ’s underperformance is somehow straightaway bear on to dissatisfied fan who did not feel well - enough catered to by The Force Awakens , Rogue One , and The Last Jedi . If you ’re the form of individual who has issues with Rey ’s parentage or Leia ’s power to apply the Force , then there ’s a very good prospect that you ’re into this idea of karmic , box office retribution . That ’s … o.k. ( if a bit ego - aggrandizing ) , but the reality of the situation is that Disney ’s probably not going to change much about its Star Wars plan going frontwards as a event of Solo ’s boxful office performance .
Why ? Because as exhausting as it may be for some , we ’re live in the eld of the annual ( or more ) Star Wars film because the public has an inexplicably inexhaustible appetite for the franchise . Obviously , the studio has to be looking at Solo and attempt to figure out what more it could have done to better elevate the film , but if you think that this hiccup is the beginning of Star Wars ’ death … well , you must be new here .
disneyLUCASFILMStar Wars
Daily Newsletter
Get the good tech , science , and refinement news in your inbox daily .
News from the time to come , delivered to your present tense .
You May Also Like
