In honor of the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga, we’ve done a Tomatometer deep-dive into the 17 movies, animated shows, holiday specials, and that one live-action TV series that make up theStar Warsuniverse. The result? Twelve facts that could make the Kessel run in 12 parsecs while bulls-eyeing womp rats on Tatooine. These sand-hating facts prove that Death Stars bring critical praise, while prequels are often Rotten. Dive into these facts like Boba Fett into the Great Pit of Carkoon and let us know if you agree or disagree with the Tomatometer’s findings.

Here are theStar Warsmovies included in our dataset:

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope(1977) – 93%Star Wars: Holiday Special(1978) – 33%Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back(1980) – 95%Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi(1983) – 81%The Ewok Adventure(1984) – 23%Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace(1999) – 53%Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones(2002) – 66%Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith(2005) – 80%Star Wars: The Clones Wars(2008) – 18%Star Wars: The Clone Wars(2008-2014) – 94%Star Wars Rebels(2014-2018) – 100%Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens(2015) – 93%Rogue One: A Star Wars Story(2016) – 83%Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi(2017) – 91%Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018) – 70%Star Wars: Resistance(2018) – 92%The Mandalorian(2019) – 93%

Note:?(1985) doesn’t have a Tomatometer score. However, Wilford Brimley has an A+ mustache.Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

1.??THE OVERALL TOMATOMETER AVERAGE OF THESTAR WARSWORLD IS FRESH at 73.8%Overall average for all 17Star Wars?properties with Tomatometer scores: 74%Average for the theatrically released Movies: 75%Average for the shows/movies/specials: 64.1%2.THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACKIS THE BEST MOVIE, ACCORDING TO THE TOMATOMETER

The Empire Strikes Backhas the best Tomatometer score of anyStar Warsmovie, and we love how it introduced the world to Yoda, Boba Fett, giant space worms, one-armed wampas, AT-AT walkers, surprise fathers, and most importantly, space crackers. The Irvin Kirshner-directed film is the rare blockbuster sequel that matches or surpasses its predecessor, and it’s insanely quotable, with lines such as “I am your father” and “I know” being burnt (or frozen in carbonite) into the pop culture lexicon. Here’s how the theatrically-released movies rank according to the Tomatometer.

Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back– 95%Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope– 93%Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens– 93%Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi– 91%Rogue One: A Star Wars Story– 83%Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi– 81%Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith– 80%Solo: A Star Wars Story– 70%Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones– 66%Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace– 54%Star Wars: The Clone Wars– 18%3. LIVE-ACTIONSTAR WARSMOVIES NOT DIRECTED BY GEORGE LUCAS HAVE A HIGHER TOMATOMETER AVERAGE

Without George Lucas there wouldn’t beStar Wars, so we’re not including this Tomatometer statistic to take a dig at the man whose fourStar Warsfilms have a 73.25% average. His two best films areA New Hope(93%) andThe Revenge of the Sith(80%), but?The Phantom Menace(54%) andAttack of the Clones(66%) are the two lowest-rated live-action movies of the whole franchise. The movies directed by J.J. Abrams, Rian Johnson, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand, Gareth Edwards, and Ron Howard have the higher 85.5% average.

4. THE LUCAS PREQUELS GET BETTER WITH EACH INSTALLMENT, ACCORDING TO THE TOMATOMETER?

George Lucas’s prequel series got off to a rough start with the 54% Tomatometer-ratedStar Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.It is the only live-actionStar Warsmovie to have a Rotten score (Darth Maul rules, though). However, its sequelsAttack of the Clones(66%) andThe Revenge of the Sith(80%) brought the series back to Fresh and pushed the trilogy to an overall average of 66.6%. If you’re looking for a great moment in the prequel trilogy,.J.J. Abrams recently shared his favorite moment, and it’s a doozy

5.STAR WARSMOVIES THAT FEATURE A DEATH STAR OR A STARKILLER BASE HAVE A HIGHER TOMATOMETER AVERAGE THAN THE?ONES THAT DON’T

A New Hope,Return of the Jedi,The Force Awakens, andRogue Oneall feature star-sized weapons of mass destruction that. While things didn’t end well for the Death Stars or Starkiller Base (a.k.a. thereally bigDeath Star), the four films that feature them have an 87.5% Tomatometer average and an average box office of $838 million domestically. On the other hand, Death Star-less films have a 76% Tomatometer average and “only” average $448 million domestically.would require many independent contractors to construct

Is it even better for the film if the Death Star makes a planet disappear? Yes.A New HopeandThe Force Awakensfeature total planetary destruction and averaged more money ($1.1 billion) and have higher critical scores (93%) thanReturn of the JediandRogue One— movies that didn’t allow their Death Stars to?obliterate any planets ($588 million / 82.5% Tomatometer).

6. THE ANIMATED TV SHOWS HAVE A 95.3% TOMATOMETER AVERAGE

(92%),Star Wars: Rebels(100%), and(94%) have done a fine job expanding theStar Wars?universe and bringing memorable characters such as Ahsoka Tano, Saw Gerrera, and The Bendu to life. A big reason for their success is the presence of creator, producer, writer, showrunner, and director Dave Filoni, also now instrumental in the success ofThe Mandalorian.After a misstep withStar Wars: The Clone Wars, Filoni has proven himself to be a brilliant shepherd of the animated world. We also loved his appearance in Jon Favreau’s, which you need to watch now.Star Wars: ResistanceStar Wars: The Clone WarsThe Chef Show

7.STAR WARSFILMS FEATURING LIMB LOSS HAVE A HIGHER TOMATOMETER AVERAGE THAN THOSE?THAT DON’T

Between Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Count Dooku, General Grievous, Mace Windu, and that unlucky Mos Eisley cantina patron inA New Hope,many characters have lost limbs in theStar Warsworld. The only movies that don’t feature limb loss areThe Force AwakensandThe Phantom Menace– we didn’t count Darth Maul being cut in half –?which means the live-action movies featuring limb loss have a higher Tomatometer average (82%) than the movies that don’t (73%). This statistic isn’t important, we just?wanted to mention it because so many arms and legs go flying.

8. THE FOURSTAR WARSMOVIES WRITTEN BY LAWRENCE KASDAN HAVE AN 84% TOMATOMETER AVERAGE

Kasdan took theStar Warsworld to new heights with his excellent screenplay forThe Empire Strikes Back(he didn’t write the classic Han Solo line “I know,”), and he helped J.J. Abrams reintroduce the franchise with his work onThe Force Awakens. He also wrote the screenplays forReturn of the Jedi?andSolo,?the latter of which we think might come to be seen as a little underrated in the years to come. Kasdan’s 84% average is better than the 74% average for the four films written by George Lucas (not hating on Lucas; just the facts).and it bothers him

9. THESTAR WARSFRANCHISE HAS A SLIGHTLY HIGHER TOMATOMETER AVERAGE (74%) THAN THESTAR TREKFRANCHISE (73%)

The only reason we’re bringing this up is because J.J. Abrams has directed Fresh films in each franchise. He helmed the 94% Tomatometer-ratedin 2009 and followed it up with the 84%-ratedin 2013. Then, in 2015 he unleashedThe Force Awakenson the world. All three films were giant hits, and we’re hopingThe Rise of Skywalkerfollows in their footsteps. After looking at all the theatrically released movies and television shows,Star Warshas the edge between the big space franchises, because theStar Trekseries has six Rotten entries that dragged the Tomatometer average down. TheStar Warsfranchise has a higher average, but Abrams’ 2009Star Trekmovie (94%) has a higher Tomatometer score thanThe Force Awakens(93%).Star TrekStar Trek Into Darkness

10. THE HIGHER THE TOMATOMETER SCORE, THE MORE MONEY THESTAR WARSMOVIE MAKES (ON AVERAGE)*?

This may sound obvious, but the fourStar Warsmovies with Tomatometer scores above 90% average a stellar $844 million at the domestic box office.A New Hope,The Empire Strikes Back,The Force Awakens, andThe Last Jediwere money-making machines that were also critically beloved. The seven movies with Tomatometer scores below 90% have a $468 million average, which is still great – it just isn’t $844 million.

*The domestic box office totals have been adjusted for inflation.??

11. THE FIRST MOVIE IN EACH TRILOGY MAKES THE MOST MONEY

The three highest-grossing films in theStar Warsfranchise areA New Hope($1.2 billion),The Phantom Menace($816 million), andThe Force Awakens($977 million). Which is understandable because they represented something new and mysterious. Do you remember the buzz aroundThe Phantom Menace? If not, go back a few years and you’ll recall the insane amount of hype that surroundedThe Force Awakens. People love newStar Warsfilms and the proof is in the box office.

12. THIRD MOVIES INSTAR WARSTRILOGIES MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE SECOND MOVIES

If history repeats itself,The Rise of Skywalkerwill gross more thanThe Last Jediand less thanThe Force Awakens.While we don’t have too large of a data pool, we do know thatReturn of the Jedi($630 million) andThe Revenge of the Sith($536 million) pulled in more money thanThe Empire Strikes Back($591 million) andAttack of the Clones($483 million). Is it because people show up to see how the trilogy ends? Was it because of the adorable and deadly Ewoks? Or, do people just really love lightsaber duels on lava planets?

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