From what I heard it is going way over budget with reshoots (which is one of the reasons Solo lost money). It will likely tank in foreign markets (i.e. China) as the previous ones did, because they have no nostalgia for the franchise.
But it's a mainline Star Wars movie. It will probably make $1B worldwide. But merchandise won't move - as has been the trend. In general, kids don't care about the series. Many grognards are salty about The Last Jedi. I don't think it's in a particularly good place to bring in casual audiences - the third part in a series with diminishing returns (contrasted with the expansion of the MCU fanbase).
So it will be a good reason for Disney to put the Star Wars film series on ice for a few years.
But it's a mainline Star Wars movie. It will probably make $1B worldwide. But merchandise won't move - as has been the trend. In general, kids don't care about the series. Many grognards are salty about The Last Jedi. I don't think it's in a particularly good place to bring in casual audiences - the third part in a series with diminishing returns (contrasted with the expansion of the MCU fanbase).
So it will be a good reason for Disney to put the Star Wars film series on ice for a few years.