Solo: A Star Wars Story Probably Won't Break Even at the Box Office

<img src="https://https://ift.tt/2HhYgMo" /><p><a href="https://ift.tt/2srs3O5 A Star Wars Story</em></strong></a> has <a href="https://ift.tt/2HdBHs8 a disastrous 77.2%</a> from Friday-to-Friday in its first week at the box office - a decline that means it's now unlikely to break even at the box office. The prequel movie stars Alden Ehrenreich as a young Han Solo, and explores his troubled early life and the events that drew him into the galaxy's criminal underworld. <a href="https://ift.tt/2ssXzLn have been generally positive</a>, if somewhat lukewarm, and the movie definitely seems to be less divisive among<em> Star Wars</em> fans than <a href="https://ift.tt/2G9pG6j Last Jedi</em></a> was. However, Solo got off to a weak start (for a<em> Star Wars</em> movie) with an $83 million opening weekend, and things are not improving.</p><p>Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012 and quickly announced a new trilogy, later developing plans for anthology spinoff movies to release  in between main series entries. For the first few years the franchise seemed unstoppable, with <a href="https://ift.tt/2IbcRyv Wars: The Force Awakens</em></a> topping $2 billion worldwide and the next two films both crossing the $1 billion mark. However, Solo hit a serious speedbump when directors <a href="https://ift.tt/2xmlLUF Lord and Chris Miller were fired</a> three weeks before the end of principal photography and Ron Howard was brought in to reshoot and complete the movie. This move <a href="https://ift.tt/2sBab2d the budget up</a> to more than $250 million - an even bigger pricetag than <em>The Force Awakens</em>.</p> <strong>Click to continue reading <a href="https://ift.tt/2kJAwI9 A Star Wars Story Probably Won't Break Even at the Box Office</a></strong><br /><br /> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ift.tt/2kJAwI9 A Star Wars Story Probably Won't Break Even at the Box Office</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://ift.tt/2KVjJNT>

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