Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Dec 15th, 2017)

[Khev]

There is definitely a new wave of shame sweeping China. Those who have seen TLJ.

Its a good bet that TLJ just destroyed the Chinese market from any further interest in Star Wars. Solo will tell.

For China Solo is being renamed from "Solo: A Star Wars Story" to "Solo: A Guardians of the Galaxy-ish Story."

 

[YoNoSe]

Last week it dropped from 92% of screens. This week 100% of screens. Next week they're sending everyone who *did* see it to death camps.

 

[YoNoSe]

For China Solo is being renamed from "Solo: A Star Wars Story" to "Solo: A Guardians of the Galaxy-ish Story."

The Fast and the Furriest

 

[Khev]

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

TLJ just destroyed the Chinese market from any further interest in Star Wars. Solo will tell.

TFA $124
RO $69
TLJ $38

I'm no Rain Man, but I see a numerical pattern

 

[Neal136]

At this rate, the Chinese may not even accept Solo into their market.
But ... if they play up the Kessel Run and any other "chase" scenes, they may be confused into thinking it's the latest Fast and Furious movie and love it.

 

[Khev]

Doesn't China only choose a handful of US films to even show each year? I bet they reject Solo entirely.

 

[ZaCHw117]

At this rate, the Chinese may not even accept Solo into their market.

Considering the returns, that's good news. They can put the money they market to china into something else.

 

[YoNoSe]

I was looking forward to the “So Low” Chinese B/O headlines.

 

[Captain Clown]

They can put the money they market to china into something else.

Like any marketing at all?

It's weird how the movie is roughly four months away and we haven't seen any advertisements for it, apart from a few set pictures and leaked stuff.

 

[ZaCHw117]

It is very weird. But maybe that's Disney's new plan, if no one knows anything about it, and everyone wants to know about it, they will see it.

 

[Khev]

I think Disney is just going to let Lego market this one for them.

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Rose's days are numbered.

 

[jye4ever]

Oh man Junkion won the lolz for the last few pages.

Will Solo be the movie that finally Unites the 7 here in the SW movie section?

 

[Popnfresh98]

I agree it's all about the nostalgia/familiarity with the franchise (and not Fast&Furious lol), when I heard China had popup boxes onscreen giving character backstory that really made it clear to me why it's not doing well there.

But TFA did well there.. why would they need pop up boxes? Other than for Luke possibly

 

[Khev]

when I heard China had popup boxes onscreen giving character backstory that really made it clear to me why it's not doing well there.

Wait, what? So would they freeze frame throughout the movie to give little latin terms like Loony Tunes too?

Finn: "progressimus high token-us"

Rose: "pandering not hot-imus"

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

China had popup boxes onscreen giving character backstory .

Like a comic book?

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Wait, what? So would they freeze frame throughout the movie to give little latin terms like Loony Tunes too?

Finn: "progressimus high token-us"

Rose: "pandering not hot-imus"

 

[The Clown Prince of Crime]

Did they give Snoke a backstory?

 

[Khev]

Did they give Snoke a backstory?

"Count Chokulas Killed Too-Quickitus"