With production costs ranging from $200 million to $317 million and global box office receipts ranging from $392 million to $2.1 billion, every Star Wars film released since 2015 has been more or less a success, writes Statista.com, which published a TOP 5 of the films from the legendary series, according to the receipts.
“The odd one out of this five-film lineup is Solo: A Star Wars Story, which only made about $120 million less production cost. Because Box Office Mojo doesn’t specify what is included in production costs, Solo may not have made a profit at all if marketing and other costs weren’t included.
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company bought the then-independent production company Lucasfilm, founded by George Lucas in 1971, for $4 billion, acquiring the rights to such lucrative franchises as Indiana Jones and Star Wars. As Box Office Mojo’s figures-based chart shows, the last five franchise entries on the big screen have been well worth that asking price.
The films that turned a profit despite nine-figure production costs were Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and all entries in the franchise’s third trilogy. The best performing of the three was The Force Awakens, released in 2015. The film introduced new protagonists Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron, played by Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Oscar Isaac respectively. It signaled a quasi-soft reboot for the long-running film series, with each of the three films reflecting certain aspects of the original trilogy. The second installment, The Last Jedi, was surrounded by severe criticism from fans, partly due to its treatment of the original trilogy’s hero, Luke Skywalker, which may have led to a worse performance at the global box office.”
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