The box-office Force is strong with “The Rise of Skywalker”—but not as strong as with previous Star Wars movies
By Erich Schwartzel Updated Dec. 18, 2019 11:44 am ET LOS ANGELES—.
Disney’s record with Star Wars films has been mixed. The previous movies in this trilogy have opened north of $200 million. But the most recent installment divided fans, the “Solo” spinoff underperformed and questions have arisen about the pace of releases depressing overall appetite for the franchise.
The final installments of the two previous Star Wars trilogies have landed in the middle when it came to domestic box-office receipts. “Return of the Jedi” made $253 million in 1983--$54 million less than the 1977 original but $44 million more than 1980s “The Empire Strikes Back.” The third film of the prequel trilogy, “Revenge of the Sith,” from 2005, grossed $380 million, about $51 million less than the first prequel and $78 million more than the second.
“The Rise of Skywalker” isn’t the only big-budget Star Wars property premiering in the past five weeks. Disney’s “The Mandalorian,” a series on the company’s new Disney+ streaming service, has been embraced by fans but may have sucked up some of the enthusiasm for “Rise of Skywalker.”
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