After ten days on release, The Mandalorian and Grogu has slipped to third spot at the US box office, currently sitting on $137,368,604, which added to the International gross of $109,200,000 makes for a Worldwide total so far of $246,568,604. Compare that to the all-time global total of the film it’s being compared to the most, Solo: A Star Wars Story, which brought in $392,924,807. Released 8 years ago, in the pre-Disney Plus era, Solo had a longer run on the big screen that Mando and Grogu likely will, but its price tag – $275m in 2018 money compared to TMAG’s far more frugal $165m – means, with merchandise, the parks and the effect on Disney Plus, potential losses will be less than it’s overlooked and criminally treated predecessor.
There’s a long way to go yet before the book closes on the box office, but whichever way you cut it, a 69% drop on its second weekend is cause for concern, so let’s hope the fanbase continues to wave the flag for the film, and Lucasfilm push and promote the film throughout June and on to its arrival on Disney Plus.
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is looking to bring in around $24 million in its second weekend, a drop of around 70 percent for a third place finish. It has already grossed $171 million globally, off a relatively trim (for Star Wars standards) net budget of $165 million. Disney insiders have maintained that the pinwheel effect the movie has on merch, parks and Disney+ is part of its calculus for the movie beyond box office.
