Solo is biggest Star Wars flop
FANS in the UK are staying far, far away from the latest Star Wars film.
Solo: A Star Wars Story took just £7.6million in its first five days on release, said distributors Disney.
It is the lowest opening for any Star Wars film since the franchise was revived in the late 1990s.
The Last Jedi, released five months ago, took £28million across its fourday UK opening, while 2016’s Rogue One notched up £17.3million.
Warm weather over the bank holiday weekend could have affected ticket sales, said film experts. “Blockbuster fatigue” was also blamed.
Solo, starring Alden Ehrenreich as the young Han Solo, was released a week after Deadpool 2, which took £13million on its opening weekend.