'Solo' Tries for a Better Second Weekend

Solo: A Star Wars Story debuted last weekend to deeply disappointing ticket sales, and Disney is hoping that the film will settle into a better rhythm this week. Even if Solo wins the weekend again this week, though, it will need to avoid a quick drop off if it wants to avoid being the year's first big-budget bomb.

Via The Hollywood Reporter.

Disney and Lucasfilm's Solo: A Star Wars Story isn't finding much relief in its second weekend of play at the box office, where it may not come close to approaching $30 million for the Friday-Sunday stretch, according to early estimates.

Some box-office observers show the standalone entry in the Star Wars franchise grossing $25 million-$27 million for the weekend, a precipitous drop of 68 percent-69 percent, respectively. Solo opened over the long Memorial Day holiday to a disappointing $103 million for the four days and $84.4 million for the three days. (The drop of 68 percent is based on the three-day number.)

Solo, directed by Ron Howard, had hoped to clear at least $30 million-$35 million in its second weekend domestically, and $60 million or more globally. Fellow standalone pic Rogue One: A Star Wars story earned $64 million domestically in its sophomore session after falling 59 percent from its opening session, when it earned $155.1 million.

Still, Solo will easily win the frame in North America, where a trio of smaller films — Adrift, Upcharge and Action Point — enter the fray to mixed results on what's shaping up to be a ho-hum weekend in terms of moviegoing.

20th Century Fox and Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool 2, now in its third weekend, will come in No. 2 with a projected $17 million-$19 million in North America.

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