‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Record

InnovationGaming‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score RecordByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 22, 2026, 09:33am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The Mandalorian and GroguStar WarsWhile The Mandalorian and Grogu has one of the lowest Rotten Tomatoes critic scores in Star Wars history, and the second-lowest of the Disney era, that is not true for its audience scores. At least so far.In early viewings, The Mandalorian and Grogu is proving to be a crowd-pleaser, racking up an 88% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. That sets a record as the highest audience score for a Star Wars film in the Disney era, and unsurprisingly, above the prequel trilogy as well. The only movies to beat it, you may guess, are the original three. Here’s the breakdown of the listThe Empire Strikes Back – 97% audience score, 93% critic scoreA New Hope – 96% audience score, 94% critic scoreReturn of the Jedi – 94% audience score, 83% critic scoreThe Mandalorian and Grogu – 88% audience score, 61% critic scoreRogue One (Disney) – 87% audience score, 84% critic scoreRise of Skywalker (Disney) – 86% audience score, 51% critic scoreThe Force Awakens (Disney) – 84% audience score, 93% critic scoreSolo (Disney) – 63% audience score, 69% critic scoreRevenge of the Sith – 66% audience score, 79% critic scoreThe Phantom Menace – 59% audience score, 54% critic scoreAttack of the Clones – 56% audience score, 62% critic scoreThe Last Jedi (Disney) – 41% audience score, 91% critic scoreThe Mandalorian and GroguRTThe caveat here is that the score could change and knock down The Mandalorian and Grogu quite a few places quickly. At an 88%, even a 7% drop would put it below Rogue One, The Force Awakens and Rise of Skywalker. It would then only be...