Haven't seen it yet, as I wanted to wait until the big crowds subsided a bit opening weekend. But...saw several articles claiming it's not doing as well as hoped. Of course, an "only" $103 million opening weekend is a major hit for just about any other movie (still good enough for the best Memorial Day haul in four years.) The bar is somewhat higher for SW films, it seems. Rogue One was top grossing film in 2106, according to one article.

Will still go see it, as I have seen nothing yet that tells me it's as bad as VIII:TLJ.

here's one link with no spoilers, just about box office results so far: https://www.yahoo.com/news/may-flop-inqu...49293.html

and another more optimistic one, again no spoilers, predicting a decent second week: https://screenrant.com/solo-movie-box-of...edictions/

Quote:general audiences seem to like what they're seeing. Anyone who's been following Howard on Twitter the past week know that fan reactions to the spinoff are encouraging. Several people have already seen Solo multiple times in theaters, so it's feasible for Solo to draw in sizable crowds this weekend. Many viewers were skeptical of the project's prospects for a variety of reasons, but now that the consensus is that Solo is a fun heist film (and not the train wreck several feared), those who didn't go rushing out on opening night may be more inclined to check it out on the big screen and see what they think.