There’s nothing like a little “Star Wars” to help turn low numbers around: “Solo: A Star Wars Story” is expected to break the record for the biggest four-day opening on Memorial Day weekend with at least $140 million.
And with the staying power of “Deadpool 2” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” the combined weekend box office could climb into the top five Memorial Day weekends of all time.
That’s a huge leap from last year, when the box office suffered the worst Memorial Day weekend results since the turn of the century, as “Baywatch” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” failed to draw many moviegoers.
Despite its record-breaking weekend potential, a $140 million opening for “Solo” would be the lowest opening total for a Disney-released “Star Wars” film — and will still be enough to break the Memorial Day Weekend record set by “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,...
And with the staying power of “Deadpool 2” and “Avengers: Infinity War,” the combined weekend box office could climb into the top five Memorial Day weekends of all time.
That’s a huge leap from last year, when the box office suffered the worst Memorial Day weekend results since the turn of the century, as “Baywatch” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales” failed to draw many moviegoers.
Despite its record-breaking weekend potential, a $140 million opening for “Solo” would be the lowest opening total for a Disney-released “Star Wars” film — and will still be enough to break the Memorial Day Weekend record set by “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,...
- 5/22/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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