Phil Roberts 
Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and Grogu has blasted its way to the top of the global box office with a blockbuster $163 opening weekend!
The Force is still strong with Star Wars! Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, Lucasfilm’s The Mandalorian and Grogu has blasted its way to the top of the global box office. Following a juggernaut three-day opening weekend, Jon Favreau’s brainchild has soared to a $163 opening weekend haul. In the UK, the film effortlessly took the No. 1 spot at the UK & Ireland box office in its opening weekend, generating £6,436,403 over the 4-day bank holiday weekend.
This is a fantastic return for Lucasfilm. However, the film has opened with the lowest box-office take of any Disney-era Star Wars project, which has tempered the festivities. But that hasn’t stopped legions of adoring Star Wars fans from flocking to the cinema to reunite with Din Djarin and his adorable little companion.
THE IMAX TREATMENT
Despite the mixed reviews, the film offers fans a glorious spectacle that harnesses the brilliance of IMAX. In my 4-STAR REVIEW, I said “The Mandalorian and Grogu is an absolute blast. Although it may not be the spectacle we hoped for, it delivers buckets of Star Wars action, fun, iconography, and visual splendor. With its glorious world-building, epic action, throwbacks to the classics, and light-hearted family fun, it’s a welcome return to the big screen for Star Wars. This is the way…to have a blast at the movies!
From the outset, Jon Favreau’s formula that made The Mandalorian so successful translates instantly to the big screen, giving longtime fans a seamless transition with the characters they know and love. And trust me, they belong on the big screen. Watching Mando debut in IMAX is nothing short of a visual treat. On the press tour, Favreau said he wanted to give new fans the same sense of epic scale he experienced with A New Hope in 1977, and he pulls it off with aplomb. Star Wars has never looked this epic, which makes you wonder how George Lucas’ masterwork would be interpreted today if the Original Trilogy were released in IMAX.” Read my full review here.
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RELEASE
No matter which side of the fence you find yourself on, Star Wars is officially back on the big screen where it belongs. Despite some mixed reviews, The Mandalorian and Grogu has successfully restored the franchise to the pinnacle of pop culture, and long may it continue. The saga was made for the big screen, and with fans flocking to its banner, the franchise has made a monumental return to conquer the global box office. Whether the film has the legs to continue its successful run remains to be seen. After all, it has a two-week window until Masters of the Universe unleashes He-Man and Skeletor in glorious IMAX. So watch this space to see if the Force is strong enough to sustain Mando’s rise to the top!
This is the way!
The Mandalorian and Grogu is playing in cinemas worldwide now.
Meet Phil Roberts! He’s the dedicated owner, daily content manager, and editor-in-chief of The Future of the Force. Phil is a budding novelist who turned his passion toward writing about the franchises he loves back in 2016. He’s a huge fan of all things Star Wars, Batman, DC, Marvel, Star Trek, Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, King Kong, and the Ray Harryhausen movies. Phil is a BFI-accredited journalist and a distinguished member of the Film Critics Association UK.
If he’s not catching a movie at the cinema, you can bet he’s streaming something just as awesome!
