Solo: A Star Wars Story’ falters at the box office
May 29, 2018
The Force was not strong with this one. Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, a prequel about the origins of Han Solo made an estimated $101 domestically for its four-day weekend opening, including projections for Monday. Solo is the smallest opening for a Star Wars film since 2002.
The movie did manage to earn the best Memorial Day Weekend debut in four years, but it fell sharply below industry expectations of $130 million to $150 million reported earlier last week. Rogue One, another Star Wars spinoff, made $290 million globally for its debut in December of 2016.
Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, meanwhile, landed $16.5 million in its fifth weekend of release, pushing its 31-day total to $621.7 million. 20thCentury Fox’s Deadpool 2 earned $42.7 million (projected to be $53.5 million counting Monday’s receipts) in its second weekend out, earning $500 million + worldwide, a bargain for the $110 million it took to produce.
Observers credit much of the success of Deadpool 2 to star Ryan Reynolds, who has been promoting the film relentlessly for months.
Estimated Ticket Sales for Friday-Sunday, per ComScore:
1. “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” $83.3 million ($65 million international).
2. “Deadpool 2,” $42.7 million ($57 million international).
3. “Avengers: Infinity War,” $16.5 million ($32.5 million international).
4. “Book Club,” $9.5 million.
5. “Life of the Party,” $5.1 million.
6. “Breaking In,” $4.1 million.
7. “Show Dogs,” $3.1 million.
8. “Overboard,” $3 million ($2.3 million international).
9. “A Quiet Place,” $2.2 million ($4.7 million international).
