Star Wars won the weekend. Nobody’s quite sure whether to celebrate
A new Star Wars movie, 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,' opened to solid ticket sales but fell short of record numbers. It earned an estimated $82 million in its opening weekend, with projections suggesting a total of $102 million domestically by the end of the holiday. Despite mixed reviews from critics, audience scores were positive, indicating potential for strong word-of-mouth success.
- ▪The movie made $82 million in ticket sales from 4,300 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
- ▪It is expected to earn $102 million domestically and $165 million globally by the end of the holiday.
- ▪Audience scores were positive, with boys under 13 giving it an A CinemaScore.
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After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $82 million in ticket sales from 4,300 theaters in the U.S. and Canada. By the end of Monday’s Memorial Day holiday, it’s expected to have earned $102 million domestically and $165 million globally.Recommended Video It exceeded opening weekend expectations for the movie, a continuation of Disney+ spinoff series “The Mandalorian,” but it’s also on the low end of Disney-era Star Wars releases, closer to “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which made $103 million over the four-day Memorial Day frame in 2018.
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