“Solo: A Star Wars Story” did not have a great run at the box office over the past few days. The Hollywood Reporter reported: Disney…
“Solo: A Star Wars Story” did not have a great run at the box office over the past few days.
The Hollywood Reporter reported:
Disney and Lucasfilm’s Solo: A Star Wars Story struggled in its debut at the Memorial Day weekend box office, where it came in well behind expectations with a three-day total of $84.8 million and four-day total of $103 million, according to Monday numbers. That’s even worse than Friday forecasts.
The news is altogether grim overseas, where Solo rolled out in every major market save Japan. The movie — which made a high-profile stop at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this month — is bombing, hitting only $68 million, including a dismal $10.1 million launch in China .
Here’s the major thing from me on this issue. I saw this movie recently. Was it good? No. Was it bad? No.
“Solo” just kind of simply exists in that gray area between satisfying and disappointing. It’s like the girl at the bar that will talk to you, but you have no chance of going home with. You might get your hopes up. Many guys do, but you have to be smart enough to dial it back. That’s what this movie was. It’s just a huge tease.
There were many awesome moments, and there were stretches when I thought about walking out. That’s a really bad sign for the film when die-hard fans aren’t impressed. Maybe it’s just “Star Wars” fatigue. I really have no idea.
What I do know for sure is that Alden Ehrenreich is miles away from being Harrison Ford’s Han Solo. Ford’s Solo was a certified badass who dominated the galaxy. Ehrenreich’s Solo is a whiny kid who I didn’t really believe was the baddest man in the galaxy. Pretty hard to sell a movie when the main character is dramatically different from how we all grew up with him.
I don’t know if we’ll get any more “Solo” movies, but I certainly hope they’re better if we do. They’ll make way more money.
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