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\n Image via Lucasfilm<\/p>\n
\n Image via Lucasfilm<\/p>\n
Having been hit with blaster fire in the face by Obsession<\/a> and Backrooms<\/a>, the first Star Wars movie in seven years saw a cataclysmic second-weekend drop in revenue at the box office. The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/a>, which was designed to appeal to younger audiences who may not have the same reverence for Star Wars as their parents \u2014 and, who are we kidding, grandparents \u2014 ironically took a hit from the two horror smash hits directed by men in their 20s. This weekend, both Obsession and Backrooms successfully attracted younger audiences to theaters in a record-breaking phenomenon<\/a> that can only be compared to “Barbenheimer” a few years ago. And, as a result, The Mandalorian and Grogu found itself slipping to the number three spot on the domestic box-office chart in just its second weekend. <\/p>\n The movie grossed around $25 million in its sophomore frame, which represents a nearly 70% drop-off. This is a greater fall than that of Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/a>, which ended its run with $393 million worldwide and remains the only box-office bomb in Star Wars history. The Mandalorian and Grogu debuted with a solid (but not spectacular) $98 million haul across the extended Memorial Day frame last weekend, and is benefiting from a lower production budget than that of Solo \u2014 $165 million, compared to the $275 million-plus that Ron Howard<\/a>‘s troubled film cost. Combined with the mixed reviews and horror onslaught, the fall was inevitable. That said, The Mandalorian and Grogu is inching toward the $150 million mark domestically, and should have no trouble passing the $200 million milestone at the domestic box office eventually. <\/p>\n Collider Exclusive \u00b7 Star Wars Quiz The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum \u2014 from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd35Jedi Master<\/p>\n \ud83d\udfe1Padawan<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd34Sith Lord<\/p>\n \u26abInquisitor<\/p>\n \u26aaGrey Jedi<\/p>\n \n IGNITE YOUR SABER \u2192\n <\/p>\n 01<\/p>\n What is the Force to you? \n AA living energy I must be worthy of \u2014 it is not mine to control. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 02<\/p>\n When you feel strong emotions \u2014 anger, grief, love \u2014 what do you do? \n AAcknowledge them, then release them. Attachment leads to suffering. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 03<\/p>\n The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You: \n AFollow it. The Council’s wisdom surpasses my own perspective. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 04<\/p>\n You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You: \n ARefuse without hesitation. There is no cost worth that price. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 05<\/p>\n Your approach to training and learning is: \n ADedicated but humble. There is always more to learn from my masters. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 06<\/p>\n In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects: \n ADefense and composure \u2014 I wait for my opponent to overcommit. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 07<\/p>\n A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You: \n AStrike them down \u2014 compassion toward enemies is na\u00efve and costly. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 08<\/p>\n The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your honest view on love and bonds: \n AThe Code is right. Attachment clouds judgment and invites suffering. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 09<\/p>\n Why do you use the Force at all? What’s the point? \n ATo learn. I’m still figuring out what I’m capable of. NEXT QUESTION \u2192<\/p>\n 10<\/p>\n At the final moment \u2014 light side or dark side pulling at you \u2014 what wins? \n AThe light. I choose peace, even when darkness would be easier. REVEAL MY ALIGNMENT \u2192<\/p>\n Your Alignment Has Been Determined The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means \u2014 and what it will cost you.<\/p>\n \n \ud83d\udd35 \n \ud83d\udfe1 \n \ud83d\udd34 \n \u26ab \n \u26aa Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands \u2014 and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.<\/p>\n You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential \u2014 and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes \u2014 it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.<\/p>\n You are not simply dangerous \u2014 you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.<\/p>\n You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology \u2014 it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.<\/p>\n You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction \u2014 you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.<\/p>\n \n \u21bb RETAKE THE QUIZ\n <\/p>\n Grogu’s Cutemaxxing Is Paying Off \u2014 Slightly<\/p>\n When it does hit the $150 million milestone, which should happen this week, the movie will have overtaken the lifetime domestic haul of another fantasy featuring a cute critter \u2014 Pok\u00e9mon: Detective Pikachu<\/a>. Directed by Rob Letterman<\/a> and featuring Ryan Reynolds<\/a> as the titular character’s voice, Detective Pikachu grossed $144 million domestically and $433 million worldwide, against a reported budget of $150 million. The movie was expected to spawn a franchise that hasn’t materialized in the seven years since its release. Detective Pikachu now holds a 68% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, which is only slightly higher than the 62% score that The Mandalorian and Grogu is currently sitting at thanks to mediocre reviews<\/a>. 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\n Which Force User
Are You?
\n Light Side \u00b7 Dark Side \u00b7 Or Somewhere Between<\/p>\n
\n Your relationship with the Force defines everything else.<\/p>\n
\n BSomething vast and mysterious I’m only beginning to understand.
\n CNeither light nor dark \u2014 just a current I choose to ride.
\n DPower. Pure and simple. The strong take it; the weak don’t.\n <\/p>\n
\n The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently.<\/p>\n
\n BFeel them fully, then decide what to do \u2014 they’re not the enemy.
\n CBury them. Emotion is a liability I can’t afford to indulge.
\n DUse them. Passion is the engine of the dark side for good reason.\n <\/p>\n
\n How you handle authority reveals your alignment.<\/p>\n
\n BVoice my objection clearly, then defer to the decision.
\n CComply outwardly while doing what I think is right.
\n DIgnore it. The strong don’t answer to committees.\n <\/p>\n
\n The dark side’s pull is never more than a choice away.<\/p>\n
\n BWeigh it carefully \u2014 sometimes darkness holds real answers.
\n CFeel the pull but walk away \u2014 for now.
\n DAccept it. Power justifies the method used to obtain it.\n <\/p>\n
\n A student’s habits become a master’s character.<\/p>\n
\n BRigorous and patient. Mastery is earned through years of discipline.
\n CEclectic \u2014 I draw from every tradition, not just one.
\n DRelentless and brutal. Pain accelerates growth. Rest is weakness.\n <\/p>\n
\n Combat is the purest expression of a Force user’s philosophy.<\/p>\n
\n BFast and instinctive \u2014 I trust the Force to guide my movements.
\n CUnpredictable \u2014 I blend styles to keep enemies off-balance.
\n DOverwhelming aggression \u2014 I end fights before they begin.\n <\/p>\n
\n Mercy \u2014 or its absence \u2014 is the truest test of alignment.<\/p>\n
\n BNeutralize them permanently. I can’t afford loose ends.
\n CSpare them if I can \u2014 but stay clear-eyed about the risks.
\n DOffer them a chance to surrender. Every being deserves that.\n <\/p>\n
\n The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy.<\/p>\n
\n BLove is not a weakness \u2014 the Jedi Code got this one wrong.
\n CI have no attachment \u2014 only loyalty to my master’s mission.
\n DI feel it deeply but struggle to reconcile it with my training.\n <\/p>\n
\n Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon.<\/p>\n
\n BTo protect and serve. The Force is a responsibility, not a gift.
\n CTo survive \u2014 and maybe carve out something worth having.
\n DTo dominate. Strength demands to be expressed, not contained.\n <\/p>\n
\n In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like?<\/p>\n
\n BNeither fully \u2014 I carve my own path through the middle.
\n CWhoever I serve \u2014 my loyalty defines me more than my morality.
\n DThe dark. Power is the only thing that’s ever actually been real.\n <\/p>\n
\n Your Place in the Force<\/p>\n
\n Jedi Master<\/p>\n
\n Padawan<\/p>\n
\n Sith Lord<\/p>\n
\n Inquisitor<\/p>\n
\n Grey Jedi<\/p>\n