Yep. And no one really doubted it would. The point is how far below TFA that TLJ has fallen. Quite a bit of which has to do with many fans not happy about the quality of the film, hence they aren't giving it the rewatches that TFA received. 

Making money is the last bastion to defend the movie. Just mention how hard is the fall comoared to the previous and the problems that the bad reception represents for the next episode.

To be fair the role they gave Chewie in this movie was probably worse than killing him off.

Other than that, yeah, way to miss the point entirely. I agree with mostly everything Angelus said here, pretty insightful stuff (as much as it pains me to agree with a GotG Vol. 2 hater!).

Oh and dudes, stop trying to make this movie out as a failure. Being down 30% over The Force Awakens isn't anything out of the ordinary, it's actually quite expected. I don't think any Star Wars film (or any film altogether) is coming close to TFA's numbers for a long time, the middle chapter in the trilogy was definitely the one that wouldn't do that. The only real impact this negative reception might have on Episode IX's box office numbers, which definitely could be lower as many of the Last Jedi haters will be giving up on the franchise now (I certainly am) - and even then, it's still pretty much guaranteed to do at least $1b in the absolute worst-case scenario, so... please, just stop. These movies are not commercial failures, regardless of whether you want them to be or not.

Except, these aren't very comparable at all.

GotG Vol. 2 was always expected to do better than the first one, because it was a new franchise that people didn't know about when the first one came out, so Vol. 2 carried with it a lot of hype the previous one didn't have (in fact most predicted it to fail back then). Also, if it was down by ~$155m as you say, I think it wouldn't be a stretch to call it a flop as a worldwide box office of $600m for a movie that costed $200m to make (plus marketing costs and all that stuff) is actually not too great. In fact, at $860m it was seen as a mild disappointment by some, as the movie was generally expected to at least come close to the billion mark - something that ultimately didn't happen probably exactly because a good chunk of people didn't like it.

The Last Jedi was never expected to come close to The Force Awakens because TFA had insane levels of hype, and that was something the third Star Wars in 3 years was never going to match. I think around $1.5b was always the reasonable expectation for this one, and if it fails to get there then sure, it's (just as GotG Vol. 2,) a mild disappointment.

I understand where you're coming from - I too hate this movie and the general direction Disney has taken the franchise in, so my stupid selfish side also wants it to fail. But the reality is that it just didn't.

Who said anything about failure? That is a strawman that many who like the movie are clinging onto. There's a difference between a flop and a big disappointment.  Take GOTG Volume 2 for instance. If it had been down from the original by ~20%, down by ~$155M, would it have been a flop? No. But, it would have been a big disappointment, and would have made Disney/Marvel take note that there was something they needed to do to make sure that didn't  happen, again.  

The point is no one expected it to be this low. Definitely not Disney. TFA showed just how big SW is in this new market. Hell, even a spinoff could make over $1B. Sure, I'm positive Disney expected some decline in BO revenue, as TLJ wouldn't meet the levels of hype that TFA did. Though, it nearly did opening weekend, being down only $79M WW, down 15%.

After that weekend, I bet they were thinking $1.7B, maybe even $1.75-$1.8B, was in the bag. But, it continued to drop, faster than TFA, and now it's down $461.2M, or 31%. If the 31% down holds true, it won't hit $1.5B, ending ~$1.43B. Personally, I think the drop could hit 35%-38%, ending at $1.28B-$1.34B.  Definitely not a flop, but a big disappointment. 

You mention TLJ's excellent opening week, which in fact came close to TFA. What I don't get is why that's a reason to change your overall expectations (which, judging by your post at least, it seems you did), and I doubt Disney will be dissapointed by the movie not matching revised projections after a smashing opening week, if that's what you are suggesting they did...

It would be easier for all of you to realize that every SW movie is mediocre at best, including the latest one. It's fine to enjoy them, but labeling any of them a "masterpiece" means you are biased.

If you consider the old SW movies masterpieces, it's because of nostalgia. If you consider the latest one a masterpiece, it's because you're easy to please, you also must be one of those who think the last season of Game of Thrones was any good or that marvel superhero movies are anything more than popcorn flicks.

Problem is critics claim is a master piece. Most likely cuz they are afraid of being negative of a movie pushing diverse leads in this current pc climate.