Star Wars The Mandalorian and Grogu has been released and with the weekend almost over, box office figures have been updated. For the first Star Wars film in almost 7 years, it has not been the all-conquering force the previous films bar Solo: A Star Wars Story have been but there is some optimism coming from a new report.
Deadline have published the Jon Favreau-directed flick is now tracking to achieve a $97-98m four-day weekend box office opening in the United States of America. The outlet previously had it pencilled in it in excess of $80 million.
This improved projection is thanks to a stronger Saturday haul of $25.5m. The figure is a little increase over Solo’s $24.6m Saturday although ticket prices were lower back then. Opening day figures on Friday are said to be $34m and this was $1.3m less than Solo did. Thursday previews were also lower than the Ron Howard-film. Ot earned $12m which is $2.1m fewer.
The Hollywood trade has also revealed sources claim The Mandalorian and Grogu should be netting $69m internationally. Combining the two figures put it at $160m+ with $167m on the higher end count. Solo did $52m internationally back in 2018.
The film’s success now rests on walk-ups. Will families turn up to check out a standalone Star Wars film? We’ll soon find out. Critics panned the film last week in their reviews but fans are flocking to rave about it. It has 62% and 89% Rotten Tomatoes ratings respectively. The film has also been given a A- CinemaScore. This is the same as Solo: A Star Wars Story.
The Mandalorian and Grogu opened in cinemas and IMAX screens worldwide on Friday. Have you seen it this opening weekend? Let us know down in the comments section below.
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