The Disney Grooming Syndicate’s return to Star Wars feature films has resulted in the lowest opening ever for a Disney Star Wars movie. If you figure inflation in, it’s the lowest opening since 1999.
The Mandalorian and Grogu thudded over the Friday-Saturday-Sunday with just $81 million. With the extra day due to the four-day Memorial Day weekend, it is expected to bellyflop at right around $97 million.
The previous record-holder was the flop Solo: A Star Wars Story, which opened to $84 million over three days and $103 million over the four-day Memorial Day weekend.
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If you account for the inflation, the Mandalorian and Grogu’s soft opening is even starker. In today’s dollars, Solo grossed $137 million over those four days.
Solo would go on to make $214 million domestic and $392 million globally. Mandalorian & Grogu cost a lot less than Solo — a reported $160 million compared to
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