‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Record
Forbes • • general
Key Points:
- The Mandalorian and Grogu has one of the lowest Rotten Tomatoes critic scores in Star Wars history at 61%, but it boasts an impressive 88% audience score, the highest for any Disney-era Star Wars film.
- The original Star Wars trilogy still holds the top audience scores, with The Empire Strikes Back leading at 97%, followed by A New Hope and Return of the Jedi.
- Audience scores for Disney-era films vary widely, with The Mandalorian and Grogu outperforming Rogue One, Rise of Skywalker, and The Force Awakens in audience approval.
- Despite mixed critical reception, box office performance remains the key metric for Disney, as seen with financially successful but critically panned films like Rise of Skywalker and The Last Jedi.
- Box office projections for The Mandalorian and Grogu estimate $80-100 million domestically and $160 million globally, suggesting it will be moderately successful but not a blockbuster hit for Disney's Star Wars return.