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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I think this film could be a turning point for the franchise. I consider The Last Jedi not only the worst Star Wars movie of all time but one of the worst big budget movies ever. It's the Fantastic Four of Star Wars films. If this next one can't get rid of the TLJ stink it's probably going to slowly kill off the franchise. Merchandise sales have tanked and given how poorly Solo performed at the box office it shows that people are starting to become jaded. Disney badly needs a redeeming Star Wars film.
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I think Solo performed badly mostly due to Star Wars fatigue. At the time of release it was the 4th SW movie in 4 years, and I think the nostalgia boost that helped push TFA to its massive box office haul had worn off by then since the market was now flooded with SW movies. Not to mention it had to compete against Deadpool 2 at the time, which clearly cut into Solo's potential box office take.
TLJ may have been a polarizing film among old-school fans, but it was still a massive hit bringing in over $1 billion worldwide. The Mandalorian series looks pretty badass, and the upcoming Obi Wan series with Ewan McGregor sounds promising as well. Star Wars is gonna be just fine.
If Rise of Skywalker is a big flop, then maybe they might be in trouble. But I doubt it. Regardless of whether or not OG fans will like it, this movie will still make heaps of money.