| haxxiy said: Soon all the prequel movies will be billion dollar movies once adjusted. Pretty sure only AotC should not be there yet. All I'm saying is that we need to look at the context certain movies are making money or not, such as ticket prices and worldwide theater availability. Much like we can't really compare the Snes and the Xone if both end up selling about the same as equal successes. |
Very good point. And it really shows just how big the OG trilogy was when they all did $1.2B (adjusted) WW, or more, without the greatly expanded market we have today. And yes, you are right that AOTC would be the only one not over $1B. It's not that far off, though. $989.5M. TPM did $1.74B, and ROTS did $1.19B. Of course, those films still didn't have the advantage of the much larger foreign market we have today. They weren't the greatest films, either. That's why a SW film underperforming (TLJ) in this huge market is such a big deal. And one that actually flops is a huge deal.
Interestingly, when I went to go look up when I calculated those numbers, I came across a post that is pretty funny, now.
"Sounds like the early buzz from advance screenings of Solo: A Star Wars Story are very positive, ruh roh, Star Wars not dead yet? lol." - Some Guy
Ruh Roh, indeed.
