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\n\tThe roller-coaster ride that accompanies the opening of a Star Wars movie is over \u2014 for now.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe final numbers are in for the long Memorial Day box office, and they show Lucasfilm\/Disney\u2019s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em> opening to $98 million for the four-day holiday at the domestic box office, and 82 million for the three day, after traffic slowed somewhat toward the end of the holiday frame.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2018, the ill-fated Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/em> opened over Memorial Day weekend to $103 million domestically, including $84.4 million for the three-day weekend. It marked the worst debut for a Star Wars movie since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012. Now, it gets to pass that badge to Mandalorian<\/em>. Or does it?<\/p>\n

\n\tOverseas, where the sci-fi genre struggles badly in many markets, Jon Favreau\u2019s big screen adaptation of his hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian<\/em> posted an opening gross of $63 million through Sunday. When folding in Monday earnings, Mando<\/em>\u2018s global total through May 25 stood at $167 million, just ahead of the the film\u2019s reported net budget of $165 million before marketing and on par with Solo<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\nSolo<\/em> opened to $65 million internationally a global debut hovering in the $168 million range. The big difference: the standalone film about Hans Solo cost more than $265 million to produce and lost tens of millions when falling off a cliff in its second weekend. It ultimately topped out at $393 million globally. Disney conceded publicly that the franchise was at a tipping point amid increased fan discontent (that discontent continues).<\/p>\n

\n\tIn terms of Mando<\/em>, Disney \u2014 famous for being conservative in regards to its mid-weekend estimates \u2014 projected a four-day domestic opening of $102 million on Sunday morning, thanks to out-of-this world audience exits, including an 89 percent Rotten Tomatoes audience score, by far the highest for a Star Wars movie released by Disney. By Monday morning, the number was revised downwards to $100 million.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe box office remains forever changed by the pandemic, and for any film, a $98 million, four-day opening is celebrated by the entire industry. Openings north of $100 million have become few and far between (it seems unfathomable that 2015\u2019s Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/em>, the first franchise title released by Disney, opened to more than $257 million in its first three-day weekend). Fun fact: Mando boasts the fourth-best Memorial Day debut in the post-Covid times, and ahead of the $79 million debut of last year\u2019s Mission Impossible \u2014 The Final Reckoning<\/em>. M:I<\/em> went up against Disney\u2019s mega blockbuster Lilo & Stitch<\/em>, which opened to record-smashing $182.6 million.<\/p>\n

\n\tSo far this year, only one film has opened north of $100 million domestically, Universal and Illuminations\u2019 sequel The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em> ($131.7 million). The pic is a blockbuster, to be sure, with more than $980 million in ticket sales to date, but playability has seen a films such as sleeper hit Project Hail Mary<\/em> open to $80.5 million on its way to grossing north of $675 million globally. And Lionsgate\u2019s Michael Jackson biopic Michael<\/em> opened to $97 million domestically and is about jump the $800 million mark globally. All share one thing in common: they are PG-13 films playing to all audiences, even Gen Zers and families.<\/p>\n

\nFavreau\u2018s film has every chance of repeating this pattern.<\/p>\n

\n\tDisney continues to point out that\u00a0Mando<\/em>\u00a0began its life on the small screen, so it is an entirely different proposition from previous titles in the\u00a0Star Wars<\/em>\u00a0pantheon, and introduces new characters not tied to the saga movies or stand-alone features. (Put another way, imagine the pressure that Shawn Levy\u2019s Star Wars: Starfigther<\/em> will face when opening next year. It is the first Star Wars movie to be led by a major movie star, Ryan Gosling.)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe studio says box office aside, Mando<\/em> will drive significant value across the broader Disney ecosystem, including consumer products and Disney+.\u00a0The Mandalorian<\/em>\u00a0is the most-watched original series in the history of the service, with more than 1.3 billion hours streamed globally. Star Wars attractions at Disney\u2019s parks are also in on the action, including a new Mandalorian and Grogu mission within Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run that debuted day-and-date with the film, a first-ever for the company. There is also a major integration with\u00a0Fortnite<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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\n\tOne thing is certain: all eyes will be on the film\u2019s second-weekend drop. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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