After seven years away from theaters, Star Wars returned with The Mandalorian and Grogu, and the opening numbers are already creating one of the strangest debates the franchise has faced in years. On paper, a projected $102 million domestic Memorial Day launch and roughly $165 million worldwide sounds massive. But inside Hollywood, the reaction has…
Disney’s The Mandalorian & Grogu is still leading the box office with strong Memorial Day numbers, but the conversation around the movie feels unusually divided. The film earned an estimated $33 million Friday while continuing to dominate theaters, though reports also point out it could become one of the lower-opening Star Wars movies of the…
The first reactions to The Mandalorian & Grogu are finally out, and they’re not landing in the usual “everybody clapped” territory Disney blockbusters often aim for. Some critics are calling it the most crowd-pleasing Star Wars movie in years. Others think it feels too much like an expensive Disney+ episode stretched onto an IMAX screen….