The first news about the box office of the film "Star Wars: Skywalker Rising" (2019) appeared on the network, the rating of which was the lowest among the rest of the movie saga. It turned out that the assembled box office did not live up to the expectations of the creators, and many critics and spectators criticized such an ending of the legendary franchise.
Fees
During its first weekend, the film grossed about $ 175 million in the United States and Canada, noticeably behind the previous parts of the saga (for the premiere weekend, The Force Awakens started at $ 248 million, and The Last Jedi - from $ 220 million). The rest of the world added another $ 198 million to this figure.
In Russia, the collection of the tape also turned out to be not the most impressive - on the first day of distribution, the last part of Star Wars collected 334 million rubles. Although the film took the first place among other projects, he still failed to get ahead of the previous part of The Last Jedi, which grossed 467 million at the start.
How much has Star Wars: Skywalker Rising (2019) grossed at the worldwide box office? At the moment, the tape has brought Disney $ 433 million. The film's production budget was rumored to be around $ 300 million.
Criticism and ratings
Many note that the last film in the saga is not much different from the previous ones, it could not surprise with any zest, which is why its reviews turned out to be extremely low (the CinemaScore score is only B +). Skywalker was rated 6.2 on Kinopoisk and 7.0 on IMDb.
Interestingly, the actor Mark Hamill appeared in the ninth episode not only as Luke Skywalker. The director allowed him to voice the alien Bulio, who in one of the scenes informs the heroes that a traitor has turned up in the First Order.
Not without small scandals. Viewers blamed aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes for freezing Star Wars ratings.
The audience noticed that within a few days after the release of the last episode on the screens, his rating has not changed and is stuck at 86%. At the same time, new reviews and reviews appeared regularly.
Critics' estimates have changed and amounted to 55%, which is an extremely low figure. It is not known what caused such events, but the most attentive users noticed that the rating of the episode "The Force Awakens" was also 86%.
Director's review
The director himself, JJ Abrams (Armageddon, Star Trek, Beautiful Life) spoke briefly and to the point about the criticism of the last episode: “Everything is outrageous by default. Either everything is exactly as I see it, or you are my enemy. " He also said that he was upset by the intransigence of many viewers with such an ending. Abrams knew from the start that any decision about a film could be highly controversial, and that fans would be right. But he would like the audience to take into account all the nuances of the last part.
Star Wars: Skywalker Rising (2019) did not delight its creators with the ratings and box office news. The film turned out to be less successful than the previous parts of the saga, disappointed many viewers and received negative reviews. However, it is still worth visiting its premiere in order to pay tribute to your beloved film franchise, which has received its logical ending.