{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a0f7b688462042aa79d821ae","clusterId":"c_f3c5eabe6a62a11facdf517b","slug":"disney-ceo-admits-the-mandalorian-grogu-underperformed-at-box-office","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"Disney CEO Admits 'The Mandalorian \u0026 Grogu' Underperformed at Box Office","summary":"Walt Disney Company CEO Josh D'Amaro acknowledged that Star Wars: The Mandalorian \u0026 Grogu underperformed at the box office. The film, the first theatrical Star Wars movie in seven years, took $345 million worldwide against an estimated $165 million production budget. D'Amaro said the film still generated value through retail sales, theme park attendance, and gaming. Disney now looks to Star Wars: Starfighter, set for May 28, 2027.","whyItMatters":"Disney's CEO conceding the shortfall frames a Star Wars theatrical film as one line of a franchise business measured across toys, parks, and gaming, not by box office alone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eOn an earnings call held August 5, D\u0026#39;Amaro said that even when franchise films like The Mandalorian \u0026amp; Grogu or the live-action Moana do not meet box office revenue expectations, investment in these core properties fuels other businesses. The shareholder letter echoed the point, noting both films were well received by audiences but fell short of expectations.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film has driven growth in Star Wars retail sales, drawn guests to the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction at Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and brought engagement in the gaming sector. CFO Hugh Johnston described the industry as a combination of multiple businesses. In Japan, Grogu\u0026#39;s popularity carried the domestic box office past 3 billion yen.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro conceded Star Wars: The Mandalorian \u0026 Grogu underperformed at the box office: $345 million worldwide on a $165 million budget. Disney says the franchise still pays off through toys, parks, and gaming. Next: Star Wars: Starfighter, May 28, 2027.","twitterPost":"Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro admitted Star Wars: The Mandalorian \u0026 Grogu missed box office expectations, taking $345 million worldwide on a $165 million budget. Disney points to retail, parks, and gaming revenue instead. Star Wars: Starfighter arrives May 28, 2027.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro admitted on an earnings call that Star Wars: The Mandalorian \u0026 Grogu underperformed at the box office, taking $345 million worldwide against an estimated $165 million budget. Disney says the film still paid off through retail, theme park attendance, and gaming. The next Star Wars film, Star Wars: Starfighter, is set for May 28, 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cinema Today\",\"url\":\"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156219\",\"title\":\"'The Mandalorian \\u0026 Grogu' Underperforms at Box Office, Disney CEO Admits\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4567,"outputTokens":2974,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786163905,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T04:33:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-08T04:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T04:33:49.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f3c5eabe6a62a11facdf517b","canonicalTitle":"『マンダロリアン・アンド・グローグー』興行不振、ディズニーCEOが認める","representativeArticleId":"a_15a20db002acd2f8170b64cb","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"The Mandalorian \\u0026 Grogu\"],\"studios\":[\"Walt Disney Company\"],\"people\":[\"Josh D'Amaro\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-06T01:56:01.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-06T01:56:01.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-08T04:36:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0156219","title":"『マンダロリアン・アンド・グローグー』興行不振、ディズニーCEOが認める"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["The Mandalorian \u0026 Grogu"],"studios":["Walt Disney Company"],"people":["Josh D'Amaro"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}