The numbers for «Solo: A Star Wars Story» barely picked up on its second Saturday in theaters, with it now projected to make $29.3 million this weekend
The numbers for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” barely picked up on its second Saturday in theaters, with it now projected to make $29.3 million this weekend, a 64 percent drop from its $84.7 million launch.
This amount would push the 10-day total for “Solo” up to $148.9 million, which is less than what the last anthology film, “Rogue One,” made in its opening weekend. Released in December 2016, “Rogue One” opened to $155 million and grossed over $1 billion worldwide.
Overseas, “Solo” made $30 million this weekend, and is on pace to become the lowest-grossing “Star Wars” film ever with $425-475 million globally, according to analyst estimates. Worldwide totals are expected to take a hit in the coming weeks, as “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” opens in major European markets next weekend and the upcoming FIFA World Cup provides outside competition to international cinemas.
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Sitting in second is “Deadpool 2,” which will cross the $250 million domestic mark with a third weekend total of $23-24 million. That puts it past the domestic run of last year’s R-rated “Logan,” which made $226 million last spring. “Deadpool 2” is also on pace to become only the fourth R-rated film to grossed $350 million domestically, joining “The Passion of the Christ,” “American Sniper” and the first “Deadpool.”
In third is STX’s “Adrift,” which posted a solid $11.5 million opening this weekend from 3,015 screens. Starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, the survival romance was made on a $35 million budget co-financed by STX. Reception for the film has been positive, with a 67 percent Rotten Tomatoes score and a B on CinemaScore.
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In fourth is “Avengers: Infinity War,” which added $10.4 million in its sixth weekend and has a global total of $1.96 billion. In China, the film now has $356 million after four weekends, making it the third-highest grossing Western release in that country. Paramount’s “Book Club” completes the top five with $6.6 million, bringing its domestic total after three weekends to $47 million.
Outside the top five are OTL/BH Tilt’s revenge thriller “Upgrade” sits sixth this weekend with $4.4 million from its targeted release on 1,457 screens, and Paramount’s slapstick adult comedy “Action Point,” which has wiped out with just $2.2 million from 2,032 screens. Starring Johnny Knoxville, the film was made on a $19 million budget and received a C+ on CinemaScore.
