Posted on 05/27/2018 8:46:45 AM PDT by EdnaMode
Walt Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story performed at near-worst-case scenario levels this Memorial Day weekend. The film opened with a soft-ish $35.6 million on Friday, including $14m in Thursday previews, before comparatively cratering over the holiday for an $83.3m Fri-Sun and projected $101m Fri-Mon frame. That’s a weak 2.83x four-day weekend multiplier, on par with Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2.73x in 2007) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2.71x in 2006). That wouldn’t be a problem if the overall numbers were bigger, as X-Men 3 and Pirates 3 both set Memorial Day records. Solo did not set any (positive) records.
But when your $250-$300 million (thanks to reshoots) sci-fi prequel opens with $101m over four days with a lower weekend multiplier than X-Men: Apocalypse, with awful overseas numbers to boot, the odds are beyond grim. Yes, the reviews are decent and the next two weeks are relatively vacant. But even and arguable best-case-scenario of a 2.5x multiplier (think Men in Black 3 in 2012) gives the Ron Howard-directed film a domestic total just over/under the $248m debut weekend of The Force Awakens.
And there is plenty of precedent for a much-grimmer outcome. That weekend multiplier is terrifying because there are plenty of big Memorial Day releases (the third and fifth Pirates movies, the last three ensemble X-Men flicks, Day After Tomorrow or Fast and Furious 6) that barely earned over/under 2x their four-day gross over their entire domestic run. Yes, there is math that argues that Solo: A Star Wars Story may end up essentially earning about what The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ($202 million) or Godzilla ($200m) did in 2014. And unlike those franchises, Lucasfilm can’t count on an overseas bailout.
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Yeah my female date commented that the actor was much better looking than Harrison Ford but much less charisma.
He seemed to be trying too hard with his smirks and facial expressions and it came off forced. He just didn’t look particularly rugged and athletic. Ford’s portrayal set the bar high.
Yep pretty much. Robots have long been comic relief in Star Wars. All going back to C-3PO and R2-D2
The series is being beaten to death. Star Trek is already dead seeing how they had to recycle Wrath of Khan. We need more new concepts. District9 was a good example.
Harrison Ford was a likeable guy and made a good underdog hero. This prequel was damaged from the start. They need actors and actresses with some charisma not these wimpy metros.
Solo, a transsexual story.
A long long time ago in a galaxy far far away. . .
Disney Attacks!!!
A once proud franchise has been hijacked
The leftist reimagined universe has eaten our heros
Thinking this galaxy far far away would somehow
make their leftist tripe more palatable
They have taken once beloved characters and feminized them.
Billy Dee is puking, Harrison is horrified and Mark Hamil?
He’s too stupid to care.
Can Disney pull its head out if it’s arse?
Too late, the plane has crashed,
The galaxy far far away has discovered,
Liberalism kills everything it touches
Next episode features Darth Codepink
No black helmet here, just pink pussy hats
The pussy troopers will now be the soldiers of the Empire.
Well, since there is no homosexuality in it...as expected by long-time fans, Lando gets the hots for the cute girl, and that’s it.
Well the droid was feminine. In fact, until the credits rolled I thought it was a mocap/voice outing for Gwendoline Christie.
Someone lied.
Aha! Thanks.
I am not a star wars fan. I go to all of them with my kids. My kid did not want to see this one No interest i anyone outside to luke realm
I went because han solo is the only interesting character in my mind
Han Solo is a guy. He is a he man woman hater. He hates women because the girl he loved broke his heart. He has a heart. There is hope for him
Interesting character.
They cast him as a male who brings a blow dryer with him on tge plane. Who falls in love with a mom-earring wearing feminist who is plus that not interesting
Won’t work. Word of mouth will sink it
The problem is that the way Han Solo was killed off in the 2015 Star WARS film set in the future kind of poisoned the character with some of the Star Wars fans.
What a damn liar. You make conservatives look like fake news. I wish you would just stop.
OK, I read Han Solo’s Revenge some years ago, I’ll see the movie for no other reason than to enjoy Solo as gunslinger. Star Wars was based on movie serials and B sci-fis so I never expect too much deep meaning.
A Wrinkle in Time, LOL.
Nobody wanted to go see Oprah spew new age pablum in a movie.
Rest in peace, Opie’s directing career, and may Kathleen Kennedy quit, apologize, and give control of Star Wars to Peter Jackson.
God bless you and have a wonderful day, my FRiend.
Chris Pratt would have breen good as Han Solo.
I just like true facts. I realize not everyone shares that. President Trump and I are the same in those areas.
You too!!!!! Sorry about my posts. I am sorry.
Really?
I haven’t seen a Star Wars movie since 1977, you have ruined everything!!!!
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