Star Wars 8: Is the Last Jedi a FLOP or not? THIS is how much profit it made

The Last Jedi divided fans and took $ 800million less than The Force Awakens.

Shouled Disney be worried? Can those angry fans feel vindicated and take comfort that the movie they slammed has performed badly?

Mark Hamill has just blasted Disney for releasing too many Star Wars movies too close together.

Is he right? Have they diluted the appeal of the beloved franchise?

Calculating box office performance is a tricky business.

Everybody marvels at huge final totals, but the studios do not receive the full box office take. The cinemas retain a large percentage of the ticket price.

The studios don’t just pay for the movie to be made, there are also considerable eye-watering amounts spent on the marketing campaigns.

The Last Jedi curretly has a final box office total of $ 1.332billion against The Force Awakens’ enormous #2.07billion.

The latest figures calculated by Deadline reveal just how much profit Star Wars 8 has made for Disney.

The studio actually drove a record-breaking deal with cinemas, demanding an unprecedented cut from ticket prices, which meant Diseny took home $ 995.8million.

After all the associated costs of making and marketing the movie, Disney has been left with a profit of $ 417.5million.

This comfortably makes The Last Jedi the most profitable film of the year.

So why the huge drop from Episode 7?

It is still possible than some of the intensely negative word of mouth reduced the expected repeat visits from hardcore fans.

The Force Awakens also had the unique advantage of being so desperately awaited for years. Rather like Black Panther, it was also an “event movie” that even transcended its own franchise.

Either way, The performance of The Last Jedi means Disney will likely note the dissent from some fans, but carry on regardless.

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