As we've already told you, the signs are currently pointing to Solo: A Star Wars Story finishing its run at the worldwide box office with a disappointing $400 million. However, it looks like the smuggler is going to have to hit the Sabacc tables because one Wall Street analyst believes that the movie could lose more than $50 million for Disney and Lucasfilm. Others believe it could be as high as $80 million!
There are plenty of blockbusters which have lost more than that but this must still come as a shock to the studio as Star Wars is seen as such a bankable franchise. The budget ballooned to $250 million after Ron Howard was hired to reshoot nearly the entire thing and there was also a major multi-million dollar marketing campaign (which has surprisingly been blamed for its box office failings).
Disney has been left reeling after this loss because The Force Awakens grossed $2.068 billion, Rogue One scored $1.056 billion, and even the divisive The Last Jedi made an impressive $1.332 billion.
This loss won't ultimately hurt the studio because they've already had an amazing year courtesy of Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. However, don't be surprised if the studio reevaluates its approach to these spinoffs because Solo's performance is bound to have an impact on their outlook.
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