| NightDragon83 said: People quickly figured out after release that this is not the SW movie they were looking for. Also having a new movie released every year (we're already getting a new one just 5 months after TLJ!) is obviously wearing down the franchise and giving general movie goers fatigue. This isn't the Marvel Cinematic Universe... we don't need movies for every main and side SW character every single year! |
I don't think fatigue is really that big a deal. I think the problem is that Disney rushed into making it a yearly thing, but didn't really plan it out. They're winging it, like DC is. Both of which are starting to show declines in their films. With the Marvel films, you can tell they have them planned out in advance. It helps that Kevin Feige is passionate about the Marvel Universe. I highly doubt Kathleen Kennedy gives two shits about the SW universe, and instead is trying to find a way to make a bunch of money on the series fast. If she gets to insert a few of her political agendas into the franchise, as well, then all the better.
Marvel has also taken the time to find the right formula for each series. Star Wars kinda has a formula, as well, but with TLJ they decided to abandon it and instead hand it over to a director who is nihilistic. TFA was definitely not perfect, but it could have been improved upon going into TLJ. Instead mysteries and setups were either abandoned, or the director chose to give the finger to the audience, telling them that what they loved so much doesn't matter anymore. His vision of SW is the future. If Disney wants to continue without a steady decrease in profit, I say they need to abandon Rian Johnson's vision for SW. I think the decline shows that a lot of fans agree.
| Lucas-Rio said: It did big numbers only because of the opnenings weeks, when unsuspecting fans and moviegoers went to see the movie with all the hype and the media reviews. The legs have been terrible. It is losing more than 700 millions $ compared to TFA which was released 2 years before. |
Yea, they have been pretty godawful. Pretty telling that it is going to have the largest WW drop in series history. And that RO has been outperforming it for the past 5 1/2 weeks.
