“Solo: A Star Wars Story” continues to falter at the box office.
Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest brought in 29.3 million US dollars from 4,381 locations over the three-day period. With a 65-percent decline from its 84-million-dollar three-day launch, “Solo’s” second weekend fell short of its predecessors. The first “Star Wars” anthology film, “Rogue One,” made 64 million dollars in its second weekend in 2016, while 2017’s “The Last Jedi” earned 71 million dollars in its sophomore weekend.
Director of the movie Ron Howard signs autographs at the premiere for the movie "Solo: A Star Wars Story" in Los Angeles, California. /VCG Photo
Director of the movie Ron Howard signs autographs at the premiere for the movie "Solo: A Star Wars Story" in Los Angeles, California. /VCG Photo
Its second-weekend total brings “Solo’s” domestic tally to 149.5 million dollars. “Solo” made 60 million dollars this weekend, including 30.3 million dollars overseas. Its cumulative total is now 264 million dollars. The Han Solo origin story earned a disappointing 103 million dollars in North America over its four-day holiday opening weekend and stalled out with 68.2 million dollars overseas.
While that was enough to win “Solo” the weekend, the third frame of “Deadpool 2” didn’t fall too far behind. The 20th Century Fox tentpole continued to fend off the competition, landing in second place with 23.8 million dollars from 4,161 screens. To date, the Ryan Reynolds-led sequel has made 255 million dollars in North America.
Meanwhile, “Adrift” was able to narrowly edge out “Avengers: Infinity War” for third place. STX’s “Adrift,” starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, anchored in 11.5 million dollars when it expanded to 3,015 locations this weekend. The drama is currently averaging a 71-percent score on Rotten Tomatoes, as well as a B CinemaScore.
(L-R) Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich and Paul Bettany attend a screening of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" New York Premiere on May 21, 2018 in New York City. /VCG Photo
(L-R) Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, Alden Ehrenreich and Paul Bettany attend a screening of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" New York Premiere on May 21, 2018 in New York City. /VCG Photo
“Infinity War” secured 10.5 million dollars from 3,570 screens during its sixth outing, bringing its domestic tally up to 643 million dollars. Internationally, the Marvel and Disney film brought in another 24.3 million dollars this weekend. That brings its worldwide tally up to 1.96 billion dollars, making it the fourth biggest release of all time.
“Book Club” rounded out the top five, earning 6.6 million dollars from 3,169 screens during its third weekend. Paramount Pictures’ comedy starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen has made 47 million dollars at the North American box office.
Source(s): Reuters