‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Is On Track To Even Underperform ‘Solo’

InnovationGaming‘The Mandalorian And Grogu’ Is On Track To Even Underperform ‘Solo’ByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorMay 30, 2026, 09:24am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.The Mandalorian and GroguDisneyWhile The Mandalorian and Grogu has the benefit of a lower budget than most Star Wars movies ($165 million) and high audience scores (the highest in Disney-era Star Wars, in fact), that has not translated into a return to form for the series at the box office, where 4 out of 5 of the previous Disney movies made a billion dollars or more.Instead, the comparisons are with Solo, lauded as the first true Star Wars flop, earning, at best, 40% of its compatriots with a $392 million haul. While The Mandalorian and Grogu was about even with Solo (though a bit under) to start, this weekend, things may go very badly for it indeed.The Mandalorian and Grogu is about to be dominated in its second weekend by Backrooms, the $5 million horror film that originated on YouTube and is being helmed by its YouTuber, Kane Parsons. The movie is now forecast to make an eye-popping $75-80 million or more, around what The Mandalorian and Grogu made its first weekend.Not only that, but Obsession, the other horror movie directed by a YouTuber, is hitting unprecedented milestones, its box office take increasing 39% between its first and second weekends. There are predictions it could rise again, and there is now a significant risk that The Mandalorian and Grogu could take third place at the domestic box office behind two new IP films with a budget of $6 million combined. Solo dropped to $29 million its second weekend, but that was it still winning the box office, compared to doing battle with films like these here. BackroomsA24MORE FOR YOUThings are not bette...