Solo: A Star Wars Story topped the US charts this weekend with $83.3 million over the three-day weekend.
Solo's domestic three-day debut was just 54% of the $155 million opening for
Rogue One
Internationally,
Solo brought in a meager $65 million from virtually the entire international marketplace.
Its international performance wasn't even half of
Rogue's $134.9 million overseas opening and that was without opening in South Korea and China.
With a reported
$300 million price tag before prints and advertising this weekend's performance is extremely disappointing. Had the price tag and expectations not been so high perhaps the smaller performance wouldn't appear to be such an issue, but as it stands this would appear to be a failure from a theatrical standpoint.
'Solo' isn't Flying So High, Delivering Soft Memorial Day Weekend Debut - Box Office Mojo