Star Wars' MandoVerse era is winding down much sooner than anyone saw coming. The Mandalorian and Grogu hit theaters earlier this year, a release that carried significant weight for the franchise: it was the first Star Wars film since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker and the first time the MandoVerse, the post-Return of the Jedi timeline built out across Disney+ series like The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew, made it to the big screen. That achievement should have led to the start of a bigger cinematic chapter, but the exact opposite appears to be happening.The clearest evidence that the MandoVerse is fading came straight from Disney. During an August 5 earnings call, CEO Josh D'Amaro admitted that The Mandalorian and Grogu "didn't meet our box office expectations," a diplomatic way of describing a film that finished its run with $345.2 million worldwide, the lowest total of any Star Wars movie ever released, surpassing even 2018's Solo: A Star Wars Story. CFO Hugh Johnston chalked the miss up to Disney's broader "portfolio game," but the underlying message was hard to miss: audiences are over the MandoVerse.Star Wars Read full article on The Direct.