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\n Furiosa stands in front of truck in desert in Mad Max: Fury Road.Image via\u00a0Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n
\n Furiosa stands in front of truck in desert in Mad Max: Fury Road.Image via\u00a0Warner Bros. Pictures<\/p>\n
There was no respite for The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/a> in its third weekend of release at the domestic box office, after a cataclysmic second-weekend drop that greatly decreased its chances of catching up with Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/a>. The franchise’s first theatrical release in seven years had a solid opening, but was eviscerated by the one-two punch of Obsession<\/a> and Backrooms<\/a>. Both horror movies overperformed to the point of making history, which is something that Disney would surely not have seen coming. Directed by Jon Favreau<\/a>, The Mandalorian and Grogu always had an uphill climb ahead of it prior to release. The public didn’t fully recognize it as a theatrical release, and instead saw it as simply a continuation of the popular streaming series. <\/p>\n The film was hit with another blow when the reviews came out. The Mandalorian and Grogu seems to have settled at a 62% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, where the consensus reads, “Bountiful in action but threadbare in narrative thrust with its episodic structure, this Star Wars is more of a skirmish that coasts on the charm of its central dynamic duo.” The film has been widely criticized<\/a> as a narratively slack combination of stories presumably meant for the unreleased fourth season of The Mandalorian<\/a>. Pedro Pascal<\/a>, who “plays” the titular character, appears only in one scene; to the movie’s credit, his body double and stunt double both receive prominent billing. <\/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 Here’s How Much ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Has Grossed at the Box Office So Far<\/p>\n With $155 million domestically after two full weeks, the movie continues to trail the $213 million lifetime haul of Solo, which is widely regarded as the only live-action bomb in the franchise’s history. But that film cost a reported $275 million to produce, while The Mandalorian and Grogu is said to have cost $165 million. This weekend, the movie managed to surpass the $154 million domestic haul of perhaps the greatest sci-fi Western ever made \u2014 Mad Max: Fury Road<\/a>, starring Charlize Theron<\/a> and Tom Hardy<\/a>. This goes to show just how huge the Star Wars brand is; even its weakest performer has outperformed a stone-cold classic that is still remembered fondly today. It remains to be seen if The Mandalorian and Grogu will find its audience on streaming, but as things stand, the path to its projected $500 million break-even point is uncertain. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Furiosa stands in front of truck in desert in Mad Max: Fury Road.Image via\u00a0Warner Bros. 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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