Mandalorian and Grogu Opens to $98M as Obsession Jumps to $32M Memorial Day Haul

1 articles · Updated · Deadline · May 26

$98 million in North America put Disney's The Mandalorian and Grogu at the 12th-best Memorial Day opening, after Monday came in at $17 million instead of the earlier $19 million estimate.
$69 million overseas lifted the Star Wars film to a $167 million global debut, just above its reported $165 million production cost, with three weeks of Imax exclusivity in the U.S. still ahead.
$32 million over four days pushed Focus Features' Obsession to a $62.3 million domestic total in its second weekend, boosted by an $8 million Monday and running only $3.7 million behind Nosferatu at the same point.
$221.9 million for the overall holiday frame left Memorial Day box office down 33% from last year's record, though it still ranked as the third-best post-Covid holiday weekend.

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