‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ has opened at No 1 at the box office, but its debut was underwhelming by Star Wars standards.

The film, starring Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin alongside Grogu (better known as “Baby Yoda”) earned $102m in the US and Canada over the three-day opening, not accounting for Memorial Day. Globally, it made $165 million.

That makes it the lowest opening weekend for a Star Wars film since Disney bought the franchise in 2012. It also fell short of ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story,’ which opened over the same holiday weekend in 2018 with $103m domestically and $171m worldwide for the initial three days.

Adjusted for inflation, Solo’s domestic debut would be about $136.6m in 2026, while its global opening would be roughly $226.8m.

Although ‘Solo’ went on to be seen as the franchise’s first box-office flop, largely because of its $275m budget, ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ may still fare better financially, with a reported budget of $165 million.

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The result may suggest that Star Wars is still struggling to regain momentum in cinemas. ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is the first Star Wars film released theatrically since ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ in 2019, after Disney paused the franchise’s big-screen output.

Disney is reportedly hoping the film will hold up in the coming weeks thanks to positive audience scores, even as reviews from critics have been more mixed. The studio also expects the movie to support the wider Star Wars business, including Disney+, merchandise and theme parks.

‘The Mandalorian’ remains one of Disney+’s biggest original series, and Grogu has become one of the franchise’s most commercially successful characters, with more than 13m toys sold since the show launched in 2019.

The next Star Wars film, ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ starring Ryan Gosling, is scheduled for release in May 2027.

Memorial Day numbers will be updated shortly.

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