About this episode

Dan Murrell fact checks the box office performance of The Mandalorian and Grogu while discussing industry reporting and answering listener questions.

The Mandalorian & Grogu opened to an okay $98 million four-day weekend. But industry reporting has been pumping out stories about its box office performance. I look at what's being said, why it's unusual, and what the facts behind the headlines are. Plus more movie news and your questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Host: Dan Murrell

Topics covered

• box office performance
• fact checking
• movie news
• The Mandalorian
• Grogu
• industry reporting

Keywords

• Mandalorian
• Grogu
• box office
• fact checking
• movie news
• industry reporting

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Books & works: The Mandalorian

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