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\n\tAfter a seven-year absence, Disney brought \u201cStar Wars\u201d back to the big screen with \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu,\u201d which topped the box office heading into Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d earned $33 million on Friday from 4,300 North American theaters. The intergalactic western is projected to make between $80 million and $100 million through the holiday frame.<\/p>\n

\n\tA ceiling of $100 million positions \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d with a near identical opening to 2018\u2019s \u201cSolo: A Star Wars Story,\u201d which also opened over Memorial Day. While that film was considered a major financial misstep, the metrics on \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d are being interpreted as a modest success. You could fill a Star Destroyer with the amount of recent box office think pieces that have been penned about why that is, and they mostly boil down to franchise fatigue and the small-screenification of \u201cStar Wars\u201d via Disney+ shows like \u201cAndor,\u201d \u201cAhsoka\u201d and \u201cThe Mandalorian,\u201d which is the source material for \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Jon Favreau, \u201cThe Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d follows the titular bounty hunter and his young companion as they attempt to save Rotta the Hutt, Jabba\u2019s muscular son, from the clutches of a warlord gangster. The film stars Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Sigourney Weaver and Jonny Coyne.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a box office surprise, Focus Features and director Curry Barker\u2019s horror hit \u201cObsession\u201d is having a huge second weekend, increasing from its great $17.2 million opening last week. It\u2019s on track to grow 16%, a very rare feat for any movie, and post a $19.9 million second week, landing behind \u201cMandalorian and Grogu.\u201d Over the extended Memorial Day frame, it\u2019s projected to make $24.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $55.1 million.<\/p>\n

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\n\tThird place went to Lionsgate\u2019s \u201cMichael,\u201d which added $5.1 million on Friday and crossed $300 million domestically. The musical biopic is on track to make $18.5 million for the traditional three-day weekend and $23.6 million over the long Memorial Day holiday. After five weekends of release, \u201cMichael\u201d is estimated to reach $788.8 million globally. At this rate, it seems likely that it will surpass 2018\u2019s \u201cBohemian Rhapsody\u201d ($911 million worldwide) as the highest-grossing musical biopic of all time.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThe Devil Wears Prada 2\u201d landed at No. 4, adding $3.2 million on Friday. Through the four-day weekend, 20th Century\u2019s high-fashion sequel should earn around $14 million, pushing its domestic total to nearly $200 million after four weekends in theaters.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis weekend\u2019s other new releases were Neon\u2019s surreal comedy \u201cI Love Boosters\u201d and Paramount\u2019s hitch-hiking horror \u201cPassenger.\u201d \u201cPassenger\u201d made around $3.5 million on opening day. By the end of the long weekend, the R-rated horror is expected to scare up between $9 million and $10 million. Directed by Andr\u00e9 \u00d8vredal, \u201cPassenger\u201d follows a young couple who witness a gruesome highway crash and flee the scene haunted by a vengeful hitchhiking specter. Cast members include Melissa Leo, Lou Llobell, Jacob Scipio and Joseph Lopez.<\/p>\n

\n\tBoots Riley\u2019s \u201cI Love Boosters\u201d came in with approximately $1.5 million on Friday. Through the holiday frame, it should make off with between $4 million and $5 million. Starring Keke Palmer, Taylour Paige, Naomi Ackie, Demi Moore and LaKeith Stanfield, \u201cI Love Boosters\u201d follows a gang of shoplifters with a Robbin Hood complex who face off against a corporate fashion mogul.<\/p>\n

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