Overview

• UK filings reported by Forbes place the film’s gross production cost at $593.7 million, with a $103.8 million UK rebate lowering Disney’s net spend to about $489.9 million.
• The outsized budget is widely linked in coverage to post–Last Jedi course corrections, underscoring the growing risks of franchise-scale tentpoles.
• The movie earned over $1 billion worldwide, with reporting noting that profitability depends on more than box office given marketing and distribution costs.
• Marvel’s five-issue adaptation by Jody Houser and Will Sliney reinterprets the finale to make a key climactic beat more explicit without altering the film’s official canon.
• The reframing arrives as Lucasfilm readies new theatrical entries in 2026 and 2027, with some outlets speculating about a renewed emphasis on Rey’s role.