I think it was possibly a factor. But, there was also to consider: Star Wars burn out, regardless of if people liked/dislikes TLJ. Memorial Day weekend is NOT the sure-fire box office weekend it used to be. And proximity to Infinity War, which was a huge movie at the time.
Also some theories of mine: If Solo had been the movie to come out in December 2016, in stead of Rogue One, it would have done the same box office numbers that Rogue One did. Also, if Solo had come out December 2018 rather than May, it probably would have done BETTER, but Star Wars fatigue may still have played a factor. Also the fact that it’s budget had ballooned due to the late director change would have still been a hurdle for the movie to turn a profit.
Possibly, but there's also the fact that nobody wants to see some idiot kid who isn't Harrison Ford play Han Solo.
shareI didn't see Solo, but I do remember Han was the breakout star of the SW film. Almost every boy wanted to be him at the time. I think a Han back story would have been cool, but only as an Indiana Jones in space. It would have had to be played by someone who could've convincingly filled Ford's shoes.
shareUnderperformance? Solo actually made money. According to IMDB.com, it grossed $392 million on a $275 million budget.
That's not too bad. Do I think the film was good? I thought it was pretty good. I think most fans of the OT would probably have mixed opinions on it and would not likely say it's "great" or anything like that. It has a few memorable scenes in it but beyond this, I would give it about a 6.5 out of 10. Which I think is the rating I gave it shortly after I saw it for the first time.
Big budget films typically need to make close to 3 times the budget to be profitable. Remember, the theaters take half of the ticket sales, and marketing cost for movies like this are astronomical.
shareIf this is true, Solo would have needed to make around 800 million. There aren't any films to make this much money, or at least, it's very rare. If they need to make that much, why make them? That vast majority of films don't triple their budget.
Where do you get your numbers? I've always heard it was somewhere between 20-40%.
However, I would think DVD sales, syndicating and merchandising is where a lot of the money is actually made. Which means, if you can at least exceed your budget at the box office, it's more or less considered a success.
I thought theaters took a lot less too, but someone on here said to look it up. I googled it, and half was pretty standard. A star wars movie should make well past a billion worldwide, so 200-300 million is still a huge profit. Factor in home sales, toys and other non movie sales, and they make a lot on the back end.Heres an article about the process.
https://www.slashgear.com/how-much-does-a-movie-need-to-be-profitable-25607407
Probably. Leaning towards Yes. I think TLJ left a bad taste in people's mouths. Rubbed the fans the wrong way & all that
For me, it was just a 'meh' film. It was a film that instead of being its own thing, decided to be a film that just unnecessarily explained sh*t that nobody cared about.
Yes, without question.
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shareI think it was just Star Wars fatigue. They were bringing out a new movie every year, then Solo came out 6 months after TLJ. Notice they waited until December of 2019 for ROS.
By comparison, the prequels were all 3 years apart. Which gave extra time not only for the public to process the last movie, and them to promote the new one, but also allowed Lucas to make adjustments to the next movie based on the way people reacted to previous one i.e. less screen time for Jar Jar, more acting lessons for Hayden.
There's no Star Wars fatigue if the movie/show is good. See The Mandalorian.
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