Tickets have gone on sale for “The Rise of Skywalker”, the final film in the main sequence of Disney’s Star Wars films. U.S. seaborne imports associated with the franchise surged 36.8% higher year over year in 3Q, suggesting retailers expect a jump in sales. Yet, that’s still 25.9% below the level seen in 3Q 2017 ahead of “The Last Jedi”. Part of the surge may be linked to the threat of tariffs on Chinese exports of toys to the U.S. from Dec. 15 – 79.4% of shipments to the U.S. in the past 12 months were sourced from China.