‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Starts Offshore With $11.4M; China Grounds Han
May 25, 2018
‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Starts Offshore With $11.4M; China Grounds Han
Refresh for latest… Disney/Lucasfilm’s Han Solo origins tale, Solo: A Star Wars Story, has kicked off with $11.4M in two days at the international box office. The Ron Howard-directed film opened in 43 markets on Wednesday and Thursday including majors the UK, France and Korea. However, not included in the figure above is the unofficial $3.3M Day One estimate out of China today where the Millennium Falcon is stalling.
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Ahead of the weekend, we were hearing estimates for the full 3-day China bow in the $10M-$25M range and Ranger Solo, as he’s known locally, is now looking at the low end of that tranche.
This is not a huge surprise given the lack of traction the Star Wars franchise has been able to muster over the most recent entries: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Each of those saw diminishing returns in the PROC which doesn’t have the familiarity or nostalgia for the now 41-year old space epic. We understand no talent traveled to the market on Solo.
Elsewhere, the film was No. 1 in many markets, though it is facing competition from holdover Deadpool 2. Domestically, it set a Memorial Day record in Thursday evening previews. Today, along with China, it debuts in Mexico, Spain, India, Poland, South Africa, Turkey and Vietnam. The only major market not opening this weekend is Japan.
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