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It was just over a decade ago that "The Force Awakens" became the highest-grossing movie, not adjusted for inflation, in the history of domestic U.S.box office.
While deeply flawed and derivative, it at least attempted to set up a cohesive storyline for a new generation of Star Wars trilogy.It's been downhill ever since.As soon as "The Last Jedi" hit theaters several years later, it became clear that Lucasfilm, then-headed by Kathleen Kennedy, had no coherent plan for the series."The Last Jedi" undid much of "The Force Awakens," had little explanation for plot setups in the first film, and treated the legendary hero of the Star Wars universe with disdain.
In short, a microcosm of the problems with modern filmmaking.NEW STREAMING DATA PAINTS SHOCKINGLY GRIM PICTURE FOR DISNEY'S AWFUL "STAR WARS" SEQUELSThe studio scrambled, brought back J.J.Abrams to fix things with "The Rise of Skywalker." Which was widely panned for its unrealistic plot, laughable dialogue, and inexplicable plotting.
Fast forward seven years, and "The Mandalorian and Grogu" hit theaters as the first Star Wars film of the 2020s.Sigourney Weaver, Pedro Pascal, Jon Favreau, and Dave Filoni, president and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm, attend The Mandalorian and Grogu Los Angeles world premiere on May 14, 2026.(Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Disney)Opening weekend ticket sales were disappointing, coming in on the low end of estimates at around $81 million, and the long Memorial Day weekend gross winding up far short of "Solo," the last non-trilogy film in the Star Wars universe.
That seemed to set up Disney to potentially take a small loss, or struggle to the theatrical break-even point.Still, if the film had positive word of mouth, a strong second week could have put "The Mandalorian and Grogu" back on track financially.With this past weekend's box office results now in, unfortunately for Disney, it was the exact opposite.According to Box Office Mojo, not only did "The Mandalorian and Gro...