I, Jedi

May The Force Be With You

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

Since Ep3, Star Wars movies have had diminishing returns from the box office.

I've had no friends ask me about this movie.

The trailer has less views than the SW Angry Birds Darth Maul teaser.

Apathy is death and we're seeing it in real time.

[Star Wars Meg @StarWarsMeg1]

Correct.

Not to beat a dead horse but Star Wars is NOT in a good place in terms of pop culture relevance. Fan interest outside of niche online spaces is lower than it has been in a long time.

Disney should be doing more to market what’s coming!

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@GeekSupreme_ @risebluesun Thank you!

I agree. Still read and love the EU, but only buy pre-Disney copies

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@RAWigger Whoever this is supposed to be. It ain't Luke Skywalker

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

Yes people do change over time

However core values like willingness to give up all to save the ones you love tend to remain intact

When Luke confronted Kylo on Crait he never felt bad or apologized, he made fun of Kylo

That's not character progression

[Risebluesun ceo of Obi-Wan Kenobi @risebluesun]

I feel a lot of people don’t think about, or realize, how much a person can change as they grow older. Especially after living through different types of trauma. Sure, people will or can retain certain characteristics, but their outlook may change, their desires, likes or interests, or even relationships with people they care about. Hell, sometimes they can become completely unrecognizable, for better or worse. Life and the environment you find yourself in can really have an impact on who you are as a person.

To think someone is going to be the same person in their teens or early 20’s after 20+ years, and loads of adversity, is a bit foolish.

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@GeekSupreme_ @risebluesun Exactly

And when he finally does confront Kylo on that salt planet, he still doesn't try to redeem him or even apologize for his actions

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@pbeterbide @risebluesun Thought about this a good bit

If Luke felt so bad about how he treated Kylo, then why is he making fun of him at the end of the movie?

Feels like Luke would go to Crait and try to appeal to Kylo, redeem him like he did with his father

For me, that's why he felt so different

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@imreadingonly99 @Huff4Congress I saw it yesterday, really enjoyed it

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@FormerModerate @ParzivalTwitch @TheWorldClassBS

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@ParzivalTwitch @TheWorldClassBS The two were completely disconnected, yes. It's an odd narrative decision that feels completely separate from the entire prior narrative.

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@49ersPlusPod @TheWorldClassBS The numbers are a comparison of ticket sales from the first Disney backed SW film to the most recent

To be fair, post Covid box office sales are down 37%, the 85% drop here is not purely less fans

However this is Disney's 3rd SW movie in a row to not profit at the box office

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@ParzivalTwitch @TheWorldClassBS While it was better, it still lacked any world building, character development, or narrative continuation from where we left off last season

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@kynnigos @TheWorldClassBS Yep

The sequels are already being used as examples of how not to craft a story, in college film classes

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@Kippie1999420 @JSPtheSecond What part was confusing?

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@NickAirus @ScriptTrooper Post Covid, overall box office sales are down 37%

Post Covid, Star Wars box office sales are down 75%

So, to answer your question, the average movie is doing twice as well as Mando

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@bobboboi1 @SirBylHolte Ironically, the audience was mostly white males.

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@MisterFizz @BasedPota18 The production budget was $144m after tax rebates

Marketing is reported at $100m

That makes the total expense $244m

The theater takes roughly half, so the movie needs to sell ~$488m to break even

Now I liked the movie and was there opening night

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@BasedPota18 I agree with you

Feels more like quantity over quality, which from what I understand stems from Disney demanding content to put on +

The games thing does stink. I enjoyed the Jedi games but that's about it

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@MisterFizz @BasedPota18 The theater gets roughly half the box office, they don't show the films for free.

They did get a $21m tax credit so the budget was only $144m +$100m marketing, so expense of $244m

They need roughly $488m before it's profitable

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@MisterFizz @BasedPota18 Yes

Star Wars ticket sales are down 75%, while the industry as a whole are only down 37%

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@AceJumper19 @BasedPota18 I'm not sure that it does have impressive numbers anymore

The shows attract less and less viewers every time a new one is released

The most recent data we had showed that people watch the first 6 movies. The only Disney era film to crack the top 10 was Rogue One

[I, Jedi @comfortable8374]

@MisterFizz @BasedPota18 Post Covid ticket sales as a whole are down 37%

Post Covid Star Wars ticket sales are down 75%

It's not an industry issue,its a franchise that's lost it's audience at the box office and on streaming

I don't like it but I recognize it