Star Wars: Lucasfilm Shares Thank You Note for Supporting 'The Last Jedi'
Many Star Wars fans are happy enough to be able to consume new stories taking place in a galaxy [...]
Many Star Wars fans are happy enough to be able to consume new stories taking place in a galaxy far, far away, but Lucasfilm went the extra mile to show their support of fans by writing a letter thanking them for how they reacted to the trailer for The Last Jedi.
Between all the film's releases, including Special Editions and 3D releases, the entire saga has earned roughly $3.7 billion in ticket sales alone. Despite fans clearly proving their willingness to consume all forms of Star Wars content, Lucasfilm was still surprised at the staggering response to the new trailer.
Their letter reads as follows:
"Earlier this week, the full trailer for Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrived on Monday Night Football and online.
"In just 24 hours, the trailer was viewed more than 120.1 million times worldwide, making it one of the biggest trailer debuts of all time. It had 29.1 million more views than the film's first teaser released at Star Wars Celebration last April, and there are 242K (and counting) Twitter posts surrounding Star Wars: The Last Jedi this week.
"But it's your response to the trailer and eagerness to see Star Wars: The Last Jedi that has us feeling most proud. It's difficult to articulate what these view numbers, your online discussions, and your reaction videos — which we watch! — mean to us. We are humbled and grateful.
"To those of you who have already bought your tickets for opening weekend — thank you. Many shows have sold out in the US, and the UK/Ireland box office had one of its biggest pre-sales ever. But rest assured, there are plenty of seats still available!
"In just two short months, much will be revealed about Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, General Leia, Luke…and our new friends, the porgs.
"Thank you to Star Wars fans everywhere. The Force is with you."
In recent months, fans' devotion has begun to waiver, as the removal and replacement of directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller by Ron Howard on the Han Solo spinoff, in addition to Colin Trevorrow leaving Episode IX to be replaced by J.J. Abrams shook confidence in Lucasfilm.
Considering the overwhelmingly positive response to the new The Last Jedi trailer, Lucasfilm must have been shocked that so many fans left their cynicism behind to consume the trailer so many times.
The Last Jedi hits theaters on December 15.
[H/T StarWars.com]
