I think Solo can be compared to Justice League in many ways. Both movies were already expensive to make and then were made even more expensive after extensive reshoots were needed. In Solo's case, 70% of the movie had to be reshot after Ron Howard took over directing. This meant that even a modest box office return which may have been profitable wasn't enough. Both movies came out after previous movies in their franchises disappointed and divided audiences. For DC, that was Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad. Wonder Woman was successful, but that's because it worked off of a character people actually like from Batman v Superman. With Star Wars, that was the Last Jedi. It is also worth mentioning that the Last Jedi Blu Ray and DVD sales are performing nearly as well as a Star Wars movie should be. Both movies on their own are decent. They're watchable. However, they both suffered from unfortunate circumstances that made it almost impossible for them to be a success.
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