TLJ was hated, TFA was glib. Same for FK. If TLJ got as rave reviews from audiences as the first you really think it would have grossed so much less?
Harry Potter, Pirates, Fast and Furious, individual superhero MCU movies.
This is pretty much all of the highest grossing franchises isn't it? 😂
TFA is #7 in the franchise, JW is #4? in the franchise.
We'll living in a world where the sequels dominate the highest grossing list are we not?