Overview
- Industry tracking, reported Thursday by Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter, and Gizmodo, pegs a four‑day U.S. debut near $80 million over Memorial Day.
- Disney and Lucasfilm insiders say that range matches internal expectations for a movie spun out of a Disney+ series.
- Marketing ramps up with May 4 IMAX events that will screen exclusive footage to build awareness ahead of the May 22 release.
- Jon Favreau directs from a script with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor, with Pedro Pascal returning alongside Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White.
- The movie is the first Star Wars theatrical release since 2019 and will gauge whether a streaming favorite can pull in broad holiday audiences.