Published May 4, 2026, 5:15 p.m. ET The most resilient of IP-related holidays is upon us, and for the first time in almost a decade, May the 4th (be with you) is coinciding with the release of a new movie: The Mandalorian & Grogu , opening in just a couple of weeks. Naturally, with anticipation building, plenty of fans are firing up their Disney+ accounts to stream other Star Wars stuff in preparation, or out of obedience to the corporate mandate of May the Fourth, in case they want to do something more budget-conscious than spend a ton of money on Star Wars merch . What some will find more surprising is which particular Star Wars movie climbed the highest on the charts in the run-up to May the Fourth: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace . Then again, the originalist idea that there’s the original Star Wars trilogy and then there’s everything else may have long since become outdated.…