‘Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu’ Flying Around $12M In Thursday Night Previews – Box Office
The latest installment in the Star Wars franchise, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu', has generated approximately $12 million in North American Thursday night previews. This figure is slightly lower than the $14.1 million earned by 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' during its previews in 2018. The film is projected to earn between $80 million and $100 million over the Memorial Day weekend.
- ▪The Mandalorian and Grogu is expected to perform well at the box office, with previews starting at 2 PM.
- ▪The film is playing in 4,300 theaters, including 425 IMAX locations.
- ▪The Rotten Tomatoes audience score for the film is currently 88%, while the critics' score stands at 61%.
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STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, from left: Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian / Din Djarin, Grogu, 2026. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures EXCLUSIVE: Lucasfilm/Disney’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu is pulling in around $12M in North American Thursday night previews. It could be slightly lighter when the sun comes up in LA. Shows began yesterday at 2PM. That preview figure is slightly less than the Thursday cash made by 2018’s origin story, Solo: A Star Wars Story which was $14.1M. That turned into an $84.4M 3-day and $103M 4-day Memorial Day opening which was not considered a starry opening at all for the George Lucas born, Disney owned franchise.
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