While few are expecting Solo: A Star Wars Story to match the lofty worldwide box office hauls of The Last Jedi or Avengers: Infinity War (heading towards a $115m second weekend) it seems that the second Star Wars Story is going to make a fist of it. Deadline report that Solo is not only tracking for a $170 million+ opening but advance ticket sales are outstripping even the mighty king of Wakanda.
We reported yesterday that the Lucasfilm release is poised to make $170 million over the four-day Memorial Day holiday, and now Fandango reports that Solo’s advance tickets sales in their first 24 hours have outstripped Black Panther‘s.
Solo‘s first 24 hours of sales so far represent one of 2018’s best first day of presales for Fandango, second only to Avengers: Infinity War (which went on sale on Fandango on March 16).
A Fandango survey says 85% report that Solo is one of their favorite Star Wars characters, 76% can’t wait to see Ehrenreich as Solo, and 73% are particularly excited to see Donald Glover as young Lando Calrissian.
Last night, Atom Tickets reported that Solo marked their second-largest hour of presales after Infinity War. Atom Tickets, though started in 2014, has been selling tickets for roughly the past two years. It reports from its own survey that 86% of their ticket buyers plan to see Solo with family or friends. Millennials at 50% are excited to see Glover with the age group more diverse compared to others (36% White, 34% Hispanic/Latino, 23% Asian, and 6% Black). Gen X’ers at 30% are excited to see Ehrenreich as Solo. This demo breakdown is 55% White, 13% Hispanic/Latino, 13% Asian, and 5% Black.