'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and a Magnificent 'Obsession' Drive Holiday Box Office
About this episode
Rebecca Rubin discusses the box office performance of Disney's 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' and Focus Features' 'Obsession' over the Memorial Day weekend.
On today's episode, in our box office segment, Variety's Rebecca Rubin carefully measures the turnout over the Memorial Day weekend holiday for Disney's “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” It was a big test for Disney and Lucasfilm and the strength of the Star Wars franchise at the turnstiles. Meanwhile, Focus Features' horror pic "Obsession" had a strong sophomore weekend outing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Topics covered
- box office
- Disney
- Star Wars
- horror film
- holiday weekend
- film performance
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Disney, Lucasfilm
Books & works: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Obsession
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