The Mandalorian\u201d<\/a> and \u201cRogue One\u201d spin-off \u201cAndor\u201d were breakout hits, praised by critics and largely revered by fans.<\/p>\nBox office revenue for \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d will be just one indicator of the movie\u2019s success.<\/p>\n
The Burbank entertainment giant is counting on the film to boost other parts of its business, including views of Star Wars shows on the Disney+ streaming service, its gaming collaboration with Fortnite and its all-important theme parks sector. The main characters are present in the Star Wars: Galaxy\u2019s Edge-themed land, and the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run ride has been overlaid with a new \u201cMandalorian and Grogu\u201d storyline at Disney parks in Anaheim and Orlando.<\/p>\n
The weekend ticket sales underscore the enduring appeal of Star Wars, which remains among Disney\u2019s top five franchises, producing more than $1 billion in annual retail sales.<\/p>\n
Reception for the film was seen as critical to keeping the franchise fresh in moviegoers\u2019 minds, particularly as Disney prepares for the upcoming 50th anniversary of Star Wars and a new movie starring Ryan Gosling set for next year.<\/p>\n
Locally, \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d is the first Star Wars movie to be made entirely in Los Angeles. <\/p>\n
The film received a state tax credit to film in the Golden State, Favreau said during the film\u2019s premiere last week.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d faced little new competition at the box office this Memorial Day weekend. Rival studios largely stayed on the sidelines, with no other potential blockbuster debuting at the same time. <\/p>\n
Focus Films\u2019 \u201cObsession\u201d came in second at the box office with $22.4 million for its three-day total, according to Comscore.<\/p>\n
Lionsgate\u2019s blockbuster Michael Jackson documentary, \u201cMichael,\u201d snared $20 million, bringing its total to $314 million. \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada:2\u201d came in fourth with $12.6 million, bringing its purse to $196 million since it opened earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Amazon\u2019s MGM studio\u2019s \u201cThe Sheep Detectives\u201d rounded out the top five with nearly $9 million.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.latimes.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a nearly seven-year absence from theaters, Star Wars proved it still has the Force, as the latest installment, \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu,\u201d is on track to earn an estimated in $102 million in the U.S. and Canada for the Memorial Day weekend. The movie, which is a continuation of \u201cThe Mandalorian\u201d streaming show that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2430452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2430451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Star-Wars-has-big-opening-weekend-with-The-Mandalorian-and.com2F682F702F8824c2fc4fdbbe22e82d207f.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430453,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430451\/revisions\/2430453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}