The weekend could have been worse for “Solo: A Star Wars Story”: It dropped 65 percent at the box office, but the projection going in was closer to 70 percent.
Add to this a drop of 46 percent overseas and we’re looking a film with a shortfall in the tens of millions at a minimum.“Solo” likely scared studios off from programming any major new openings this weekend, which was a mistake.
Last year saw the first June weekend thrive with “Wonder Woman,” which turned out to be last summer’s biggest domestic hit.
This weekend, total box office dropped about $80 million, or 40 percent from last year.
Last week the box office was about eight percent ahead of 2017, but this week’s freefall will bring that down to about 6.5 percent.
If we can sustain that through the summer, that will be terrific — but that’s a big if.Through 10 days, “Solo” is just under $150 million domestic.
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