The budget for Star Wars Starfighter has been revealed in a new report.
A Galaxy Far Far Away… has a newest number one most expensive film in the franchise. Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars Starfighter’ is said to cost $226.5 million to make by the time filming was finished. That’s according to Forbes. This cost does not include post production and marketing fees.
Starfighter, set five years after the events of the sequel trilogy finale, The Rise of Skywalker and starring Ryan Gosling as the main protagonist, needs an estimated $675 million in order to become profitable. For a film not based off the Skywalker saga, that is a daunting task to say the least, though fans can expect the film to be in good hands with a star-studded cast.
In contrast Disney’s most recent theatrical release, The Mandalorian and Grogu, was the lowest budget film costing only $166.4 million with an unsuccessful box-office run that never saw it profitable with a gross of $345.6 million in revenue.
Some fans might be weary of a non-Skywalker Saga film having the now highest cost in the franchise due to the performances by series entries such as Solo: A Star Wars Story, and The Mandalorian and Grogu, however one could argue both films were set between titans in the film industry.
Solo, the prequel movie about beloved character Han Solo, released between two of Marvel’s giants in Deadpool 2 and Avenger: Infinity War. At the pinnacle of Marvel’s popularity, it was hard for a film to break through to a core audience that was so immersed in another universe. Will Star Wars Starfighter share the same fate? Or will it lift off into stardom, we will have to wait and see.
In other theatrical Star Wars news, Taika Waititi confirmed this week that his film is “on ice”.
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