‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Has Just Set the Most Painful Box Office Record in Star Wars History

For years, Disney and Lucasfilm counted on the Star Wars name to carry any theatrical release past the finish line. The saga had proven itself recession-proof, culture-defining, and franchise-sustaining across decades. When ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu‘ was announced as the first big-screen Star Wars adventure in seven years, it carried enormous weight as a potential...