Overview
- The film opened to about $82 million over the traditional three‑day weekend and roughly $100–102 million across the four‑day Memorial Day frame, with international receipts near $63 million for a global debut around $163–167 million.
- Those totals make it the lowest four‑day opening of any Star Wars release under Disney, slightly below Solo (2018), though the dollar gap understates a larger drop in actual audience size because of ticket‑price inflation.
- Lucasfilm reported a much smaller production budget of about $165 million, which greatly lowers the box‑office threshold for profitability compared with recent Star Wars pictures that carried far higher costs.
- Audience reaction has been warmer than critics’ reviews, with critics’ scores near the low‑60s on Rotten Tomatoes and moviegoers giving the film an A‑ CinemaScore, and a large share of sales came from premium formats that raised average ticket revenue.
- Disney will watch second‑weekend box‑office holds, streaming engagement, merchandise sales and theme‑park tie‑ins to decide whether this streaming‑to‑theatrical experiment justifies more cinema versions of Disney+ properties and how it shapes future Star Wars releases such as 2027’s Starfighter.