https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2018/05/27/box-office-solo-a-star-wars-story-bombs-with-148m-global-weekend/#73427693221f
holy crap this could end up doing even less than JL numbers!..
in fact its pretty much doing Star TREK numbers! (which was unthinkable for a SW movie..)
now at 312m.
with Japan reckon it might make it to 375m max (maybe only 350)
it looks the grand total will only be around $350 to $375 then. It needs at the very least $500 just break even. Through blu-ray sales and on demand it might break even, but these films are meant to make staggering profits not barely break even.
Solo would be doing a lot better if Disney could have stuck with the original budget, which was only suppose to be around $150, but with re shoots, hiring Ron Howard, etc. got it up to $250
The casting of Alden Ehrenreich also pissed off a lot of fans to