4 billion dollars seems like a lot of money no matter what way you look at it, but that’s what Disney paid to acquire all of Lucasfilm back in 2012. The purchase was primarily so that they could makeStar Warsmovies until most of us are dead or they are no longer profitable. IfStar Wars: Rogue Oneis any indicator, they are going to be profitable for a very long time, because it has just passedFinding Doryat thedomestic box office
According toBox Office Mojo,Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyhas now made Just shy of $499 million domestically, which puts it above Pixar’sFinding Dory, which made $486 million during its run last summer.Finding Dorystill has the latestStar Warsmovie beat worldwide, but that will probably change soon. As of right now,Star Wars: Rogue Onehas made $979.9 million worldwide andFinding Doryfinished up with $1.02 billion. At the end of the day, both of these movies are making more money for Disney, so nobody at theHouse of Mouseis complaining either way.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Storyis the first anthology movie from Disney and Lucasfilm, which means it takes place outside of the main Skywalker saga. That made it something of a risk, inasmuch as making aStar Warsmovie can be a risk, ahead of its release. That risk proved to be worthwhile, since the movie will easily wind up grossing more than $1 billion and should give Lucasfilm confidence to try some different things as they move ahead with theseanthology moviesin the future. Next up will be the youngHan Solomovie, which is due out in 2018 and is currently gearing up for production. IfStar Wars: Rogue onewas able to outgrossFinding Dorywith very few recognizable characters, aHan Solomovie should be able to do very well, even withoutHarrison Ford, considering he is one of the most popular characters in theStar WarsUniverse.
Nobody was expectingRogue One: A Star Wars Storyto do whatStar Wars: The Force Awakensbox office numbers did, since it was the first live-action Star Wars movie to be released in a decade and there was a crazy amount of hype leading up to it.Star Wars: The Force Awakenswound up bringing in more than $2 billion at the worldwide box office, making it the third highest-grossing movie ever and the highest-grossing movie that wasn’t directed byJames Cameron, sinceTitanicandAvatarare sitting the number two and number one spot currently. WhileRogue Onedid have the benefit of Darth Vader, it largely featured new characters, so it is pretty impressive to see how much interest there is for movies in theStar Warsuniverse such as this.
The fact thatStar Wars: Rogue Onewas able to outgross a sequel to one of the most well-liked Pixar movies ever is undeniably impressive and ultimately should make Disney very happy. The studio wound up becoming the first ever to gross more than $7 billion at the box office in a single year in 2016. That was largely thanks to movies likeFinding Dory, as well asCaptain America: Civil War, which was the highest-grossing movie worldwide in 2016 ($1.15 billion). Disney also hadZootopia($1.02 billion} andThe Jungle Book($966 million} to thank for their success. Now thatStar Wars: Rogue Onehas grossed $979 million, that means the top five highest-grossing movies of 2016 all came from Disney, which is truly a testament to their staggering and unprecedented levels of success in recent years.
