After an already rickety launch, “Solo: A Star Wars Story” took a nose-dive at the box office in its second week in theaters, earning just $29.3 million domestically. The 66 percent drop-off is a poor omen for coming “Star Wars” films and an additional sign that the film might have been rolled out too quickly after “Star Wars: The Last Jedi.”“Solo” still took No. 1 at the box office in a quiet week, and now has amassed $264.2 million globally, according to comScore, which compiles box-office data. Ticket sales for “Solo” pale next to those of the last three “Star Wars” films: For comparison, “Rogue One,” another stand-alone installment, made $96 million in its second week in 2016. The results may make Disney reconsider its ambitious “Star Wars” rollout strategy over the next few years, with at least nine more films in the works.

Source: New York Times June 03, 2018 16:52 UTC