{"id":468342,"date":"2026-05-26T19:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468342\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:56:11","slug":"mandalorian-and-grogu-top-box-office-but-obsession-makes-big-leap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/468342\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandalorian And Grogu top box office, but Obsession makes big leap"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no surprise that the first Star Wars movie in years, opening during a holiday weekend, would open on top of the box office. Over Memorial Day weekend<\/a>, The Mandalorian And Grogu opened to $98 million in the United States. Its total worldwide gross sits at about $167 million, bringing in its entire $165 million production budget in its first weekend. Still, this is a lower opening than any of the films in the most recent Star Wars trilogy (The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise Of Skywalker). It was also a lower domestic opening than 2018\u2019s Solo (which wound up losing money<\/a>) though it eked out a higher global opening over the four-day weekend. Though that\u2019s not especially amazing news for a franchise that\u2019s already fairly beleaguered (at least in theaters) Deadline reports<\/a> that the result will ultimately be fine for Disney given that The Mandalorian And Grogu was a cheaper movie than Solo and it will benefit from all that sweet, sweet Baby Yoda merch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Overall, though, the biggest success story of the weekend is Obsession, which grossed nearly 40% more in its second weekend than in its first, despite only opening in 40 more theaters in the United States. It landed in second place, grossing over $30 million over the holiday weekend. Per Variety<\/a>, Obsession will easily become one of the year\u2019s most profitable releases, having been produced for less than $1 million and grossing $75 million globally in two weeks. Other new releases this week included Paramount\u2019s Passenger, which opened to $10.5 million, and Boots Riley\u2019s I Love Boosters, which opened in fourth place with just over $4.5 million.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the entire top ten of the week, courtesy of Box Office Mojo<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

1. Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu
\n2. Obsession
\n3. Michael
\n4. The Devil Wears Prada 2
\n5. The Sheep Detectives
\n6. Passenger
\n7. Mortal Kombat II
\n8. I Love Boosters
\n9. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie<\/p>\n

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