After reeling in just over $14 million during its Thursday evening showings, Solo: A Star Wars Story has passed the $35 million mark in box office ticket sales through Friday here in the US, which has lowered the opening weekend forecast for the standalone film even further. After predictions were adjusted down to the $130-$150M mark, The Hollywood Reporter states the new 4-day holiday weekend outlook for Solo is projected to come in at around the $110-$115M mark instead.
Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story is struggling in its debut at the Memorial Day box office, where it is coming in well behind expectations with a projected $110 million-$115 million four-day holiday. The three-day weekend tally looks to be in the $90 million-plus range.
The Han Solo origin story is pacing well behind fellow standalone movie, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), which took in $29 million in Thursday-evening previews on its way to a $71 million Friday and a three-day debut of $155 million.
Solo grossed $14.1 million in Thursday previews for a projected $35.6 million Friday. (Solo does have bragging rights to landing the best preview gross for a Memorial Day release.)
