Ron Howard, who stepped in to direct “Solo” after Lucasfilm parted ways with original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller, told MTV’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast earlier this year that he believed “Star Wars” fatigue was indeed part of the reason “Solo” nosedived at the box office. Many people in the industry felt “Star Wars” fatigue hurt “Solo” at the box office (although the mixed reviews didn’t help either), and it appears Iger agrees Disney put out too many “Star Wars” movies too fast and stymied interest in the overall property.
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The movie didn’t break $400 million worldwide and tapped out domestically with just $213 million. One year after “The Force Awakens” opened to critical acclaim and huge box-office returns in 2015 - with $936 million, the movie remains the highest-grossing domestic release in history, unadjusted for inflation - Disney launched the first “Star Wars” spinoff movie, “Rogue One.” The Felicity Jones-led adventure grossed more than $1 billion and was followed, in 2017, by “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” (another billion-dollar grosser), which was then tailed only several months later in 2018 by spinoff “ Solo.” The “Solo” release was a notorious flop for Lucasfilm and Disney.
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