“Solo” Completely Bombs At The Box Office

Solo: A Star Wars Story sells a disappointing amount of tickets on its debut weekend... could the franchise be in danger?

Since Disney has had ownership of the Star Wars franchise, they've promised us a new film to be released every year. Solo: A Star Wars Story came out this holiday weekend expecting to break records, but the results are underwhelming. The sci-fi adventure flick had a three-day-weekend debut of just $84.8-million dollars, and the four-day figure for the debut was $103-million dollars. The film did even worse abroad, making just $68 million, with China contributing a mere $10 million dollars. To put it into perspective, their previous spin off, Rouge One: A Star Wars Story, made $155 million dollars in the U.S. alone.

So why did it do so poorly? Star Wars is a massive franchise that has the interest of multiple generations, and Han Solo is one of the most popular characters in all of movie history, yet seats were left empty in theaters worldwide this memorial day weekend. Their previous film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi split fans in half. While the critics loved its creative decisions, the fans were left incredibly disappointed and unhappy, so it was crucial for Disney to make sure that "Solo" was a success.

But according to fans, this isn't a film that anyone wanted to see. Many argued that the iconic character should've been kept sacred, untouched and left alone, and that by making the film, Disney was simply trying to make money off of the fans. Also, with a new film coming out every year, the fans say they are experiencing a "movie fatigue," meaning that they've been getting tired from the overload of Star Wars films. So not only were people uninterested in seeing it, but others refused to in hopes of making a statement to the film making company.

Well, after seeing the film's performance this weekend, I think a statement was definitely made. Fans fell in love with the series, because they were incredible and exciting films that gave them a sense of magic and wonder, and if Disney continues to make average movies with the hope that the brand itself will please the audience, then I've got a bad feeling about this.