Haters might have to accept that the controversy has actually made TLJ the most talked about movie of 2017 surpassing even WW and instantly made IX a must see now.
Sure us geeks might’ve loved RO but it wasn’t talked about as much as TLJ has been.
Rian just made SW edgy and controversial.
Even the haters want to see IX just to continue their hate train going lol.
Haters might have to accept that the controversy has actually made TLJ the most talked about movie of 2017 surpassing even WW and instantly made IX a must see now.
Sure us geeks might’ve loved RO but it wasn’t talked about as much as TLJ has been.
Rian just made SW edgy and controversial.
Even the haters want to see IX just to continue their hate train going lol.
The only box office "symptoms" one might detect are regarding the trajectory of interest. Anyone who defends the quality of TLJ based on its overall box office is delusional. We won't know if TLJ is a failure until Solo and, more importantly, ep. 9 come out. Let's look at (what should be) a less controversial example: The Matrix trilogy.
The Matrix: $463,517,383 Worldwide
The Matrix Reloaded: $742,128,461 Worldwide
The Matrix Revolutions: $427,343,298 Worldwide
Many people feel that Reloaded and Revolutions were an artistic failure, that ruined the mythology. Does anyone think that Reloaded was a better film than the Matrix?
Box office is only a gauge of momentum, in a film's ability to outgross their predecessors.
The Force Awakens: $2,068,223,624 Worldwide
The Last Jedi: $1,235,274,584 Worldwide
We know that The Force Awakens had a lot of momentum behind it thanks to the popularity of the franchise, but failed to sustain the momentum of franchise popularity. Sales are down, not up. Can a sequel make more money than its predecessor? Here's a list of films that have:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_film_sequels_by_box-office_improvement
Thank goodness for this movie... I'm loving this thread!
The funny thing is, when looking at the decline in sales between TFA and TLJ there's room for speculation: How much of the box office decline results from TFA's failure to sustain momentum, and how much of the decline results from backlash toward the film? The opening weekend for TLJ was massive. There was only a 3% drop off opening weekend between TFA and TLJ. The disparity between the two ballooned to over 30% as weeks went by. One could argue the disparity resulted from negative press on social media and fan backlash.
My guess is that the decline in sales resulted from a mix of the two issues: TFA failed to sustain overall momentum, while TLJ didn't help matters, thanks to fan backlash. Time will tell. Maybe I'm wrong, and Episode 9 will outperform TLJ!
I really love the subtle tit to the side
