Screen Rant

  • Solo director Ron Howard offers three reasons for why the film failed at the box office. 1 / 8

  • He cited the film's Memorial Day release window and internet trolls tanking the "want to see" score. 2 / 8

  • He also said it's possible the film only appealed to die-hard fans of Star Wars and didn't get casual viewers excited. 3 / 8

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  • As an origin story about a beloved character, it wasn't essential viewing in the overall franchise. 4 / 8

  • This differed from Force Awakens and Last Jedi, which felt like real event films. 5 / 8

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  • Lucasfilm seems to have learned important lessons from Solo's poor box office performance. 6 / 8

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  • The next three Star Wars movies after Episode 9 are all scheduled for December. 7 / 8

  • The franchise is also going to take a 3-year break to avoid fatigue. 8 / 8