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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin E G Perry

Star Wars spin-off Mandalorian and Grogu tops box office as horror Obsession achieves incredibly rare feat

The new Star Wars film The Mandalorian and Grogu has topped the box office at the start of Memorial Day weekend, but remains on course for an opening weekend on par with the lowest opening in the sci-fi franchise’s history.

The film, from Iron Man director Jon Favreau, opened with takings of $33 million in the U.S. on Friday. It is expected to make somewhere between $80 million and $100 million across its opening weekend.

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