Box Office: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Tops Friday With Star Wars Franchise-Low $33M But Scores Series-High Audience Score
The film 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' has debuted with a franchise-low opening of $33 million at the box office. Despite this, it has achieved a high audience score of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating strong viewer approval. Disney insiders predict the film could earn between $92 million to $96 million over the four-day holiday weekend.
- ▪The film topped the domestic box office with a series-low $33 million from 4,300 theaters.
- ▪It has the highest audience score of any Star Wars film since Disney took over, with an 89% rating.
- ▪Disney insiders expect the film to earn at least $160 million globally.
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Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and Grogu, aka Baby Yoda, in Lucasfilm's 'The Mandalorian and Grogu.' Courtesy of Lucasfilm Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Is the Force with The Mandalorian and Grogu, or against it? Judging by grosses alone, Jon Favreau‘s feature film adaptation of his Disney+ series is already making headlines around the world for likely scoring the lowest box office opening of any title in the storied Star Wars franchise since Disney bought Lucasfilm in 2012.
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