I saw a new commercial last night that ends with a shot of Han and Chewie in handcuffs. In the background of the shot, you can see what appears to be Lando in his Bounty Hunter costume from Return of the Jedi.
Thinking to himself "I can't wait to go through Han's luggage and wear his pants"
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Based purely on talking to my kids and some of their friends, I wonder if this is the movie where we see the evidence of Star Wars fatigue at the box office.
Right now it’s tracking to open with about $150m. Maybe $175-200m if the reviews are solid.
The fatigue thing has been said so many times. Star Wars, comic books, sequels. Yet they’re still killing it at the box office, setting records.
This will likely do Rogue One numbers. Maybe a bit less. Rogue had TFA and was riding that hot streak.
I don’t think Han Solo is a huge draw for the kids but Star Wars is Star Wars so it’ll have an audience. I think there’s also a lot of hate and skepticism from older fans. But with good reviews this movie will make its money.
I like the comment he makes to him at the end, Ford approves!
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That's about what I expected. Safe to say it'll probably make Rogue One money, or close to it at least. It'll have stiff competition though since it's opening only a few days after Deadpool 2. It'll be neck and neck between those two over the next two or three weeks...at least until Jurassic World opens.
That's about what I expected. Safe to say it'll probably make Rogue One money, or close to it at least. It'll have stiff competition though since it's opening only a few days after Deadpool 2. It'll be neck and neck between those two over the next two or three weeks...at least until Jurassic World opens.
My gut tells me it is off 20% from Rogue One money at the domestic box office. Still big money
I have this thought that the gate will start slower then Rogue one and this movie will really have to depend on word of mouth and reviews to make up the gate.
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The few reviews I've read seem to suggest that it's the least Star Wars of the Star Wars films. Which isn't a bad thing. I think that was what made Rogue One successful...while it fed directly into the series, of course, it was a much different type of movie. Solo isn't supposed to feed directly into the series and is more of an Indiana Jones adventure through the seedy underbelly of the universe.
Reviews seem all over the place. Plenty say it's fun (71% RT) but a more than a few say it's terrible. Lowest rated Star Wars movie since Attack of the Clones as even Revenge of the Sith was 79%.
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So is this a situation where we love RT because it supports what some thought or we dismiss it because it doesn’t agree with what we think? I’m never sure.
So is this a situation where we love RT because it supports what some thought or we dismiss it because it doesn’t agree with what we think? I’m never sure.
Not having seen the movie, the reviews look fairly balanced. To be quite honest the only movie where I felt like I needed to outright dismiss the Rotten Tomatoes reviews was TLJ. The critics praise was out of control and it was treated as some deep masterpiece and accomplishment in cinema. I felt cheated, as the actual product was nothing like that. Enough people I talked to felt the same way about the TLJ, so even if many liked it, I can't see how a group of critics could come to such a unanimous consensus.
With the Solo reviews, I feel like I'm likely to see something pretty close to the aggregate of the reviews. I guess if I go, and it's some masterpiece, I'll feel like the reviews are way off.
