{"id":38039,"date":"2026-05-24T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atthemoviesonline.com\/?p=38039"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T19:01:25","slug":"box-office-mandalorian-and-grogu-opens-below-solo-while-obsession-becomes-an-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atthemoviesonline.com\/2026\/05\/24\/box-office-mandalorian-and-grogu-opens-below-solo-while-obsession-becomes-an-obsession\/","title":{"rendered":"Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Opens Below ‘Solo’ While ‘Obsession” Becomes An Obsession"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s time for a new platter of Star Wars<\/em> to drop this weekend. Only this time, it’s more evident that the brand cannot seem to catch wind of what made it popular a decade ago.<\/p>\n

The Pedro Pascal-led \u201cfrom Disney+ to a theater near you\u201d legs of The Mandalorian<\/em> earned $81.96 million in its debut, which is slightly below Solo<\/em>‘s $84 million. OK reviews, but an A- from CinemaScore means that folks will still come for whatever Disney\/Lucasfilm conjures up next in the sci-fi universe. No, we don’t believe this will be a tale of misery (Solo<\/em> underwent extensive reshoots, which catapulted its budget to $275 million and a late-game director swap, and it was a commercial disaster), and it’s not too shabby for a Star Wars<\/em> spinoff to open just below $100 million domestically as the budget is closer to $165 million. It will pass $150 million worldwide tonight, so as long as it legs out like Solo to $394 million globally, that will still be a “passable” result (by Disney’s standards). And yes, Disney can’t bank on a Lilo & Stitch<\/em> live-action reboot, which they could have last year, and that would have accounted for the majority of the previous Memorial Day weekend totals.<\/p>\n

Does the Disney+ factor still come into play here? Yes and no. Had it been more like the Sequel trilogy, maybe it would have had more legs and a better domestic debut. But, for a lower-level spinoff that assures Disney might have grasped things once again, this shall do.<\/p>\n

Now, moving on to the grand news: Obsession<\/em> has surprisingly become more of an obsession with audiences. Curry Barker\u2019s high-concept chiller ballooned an additional 30% to earn $22.4 million in its second weekend, which makes it the third-biggest hold for a feature not to distribute over (or around) the Christmas season. Truth be told, it has already smashed\u00a0Talk to Me<\/em>\u2019s $49 million domestic total and will pass Saw<\/em>\u2019s $55.1 million to top any Lionsgate non-sequel horror film and any of A24\u2019s horror pictures in U.S. grosses (not counting for inflation, as Saw<\/em> dropped back in 2004). This is the kind of “non-IP, drop your phones to go see right now” films out there. Do we have reason to believe it will pass $100 million domestic? Unless it drops dead in a week or two, it will pass that benchmark. Bravo indeed to Focus Features and Blumhouse.<\/p>\n

Michael<\/em> has earned $20.01 million this weekend, bringing it just shy of $315 million domestically as it moves along towards passing $800 million worldwide (which should happen by Tuesday\/Wednesday). It opens in Japan on June 12th, so expect more legs in the meantime and see how much of a boost it gets to help it reach Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>. The Devil Wears Prada 2<\/em> will be passing $200 million domestic to wrap up the Memorial Day factor, and it has already passed $600 million globally; $700 million, anyone?<\/p>\n

The Sheep Detectives<\/em> will be passing $75 million worldwide by tonight. Passenger<\/em> earned $8.7 million in its debut. Mortal Kombat II<\/em> will pass $120 million worldwide tomorrow. I Love Boosters<\/em> earned $3.723 million in its debut, a modest victory. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/em> will wrap up around $1 billion worldwide, and Project Hail Mary<\/em> has passed $675 million globally.<\/p>\n

Next weekend sees the release of The Breadwinner<\/em>, Backrooms<\/em>, Power Ballad<\/em>, and Miss You, Love You<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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