>>If a Star Wars prequel about the Death Star data tapes can make over a billion, then a prequel about one song in Grease might be successful too.<<
The better comparison is to “The Star Wars Christmas Special.”
That was more watchable than The Last Jedi.
I saw it as a little kid, when it originally aired. Even back then, as just a tot, I could tell that it was awful. Plumbed depths of badness that my young mind couldn't comprehend.
How, exactly would that pitch go? "It's Star Wars. Harvey Korman AND Bea Arthur? On Screen with Harrison Ford? What could possibly go wrong? We will make MILLIONS!"
The Star Wars Christmas Special.
Well played.