'Maul – Shadow Lord' Tops Ratings as Mandalorian Movie Flops at Box Office

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2025 has been a year full of ups and downs for Star Wars fans, who were treated to the highest-rated project in franchise history with Maul — Shadow Lord . The animated Disney Plus series finally takes Darth Maul (voiced by Sam Witwer ) out of the shadow of the Jedi, allowing him to lead a series instead of being a complimentary figure, and the reviews speak for themselves. Unfortunately for Disney and Lucasfilm , the reviews for the first Star Wars movie in seven years also speak for themselves, and it’s clear fans weren’t ready to embrace a Mandalorian movie after three full seasons on Disney Plus. The Mandalorian and Grogu is shaping up to be the lowest-grossing Star Wars movie in history, with an even lower total gross than Solo: A Star Wars Story .