Box-Office Preview: How Far Will 'Solo' Drop in Post-Memorial Day Weekend?

A trio of smaller films open opposite the ‘Star Wars’ spinoff and ‘Deadpool 2’ — Shailene Woodley's lost-at-sea drama 'Adrift,' Johnny Knoxvilles's comedy 'Action Point' and genre pic 'Upgrade.'

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Will Soft 'Solo' Box Office Cause Disney to Rethink 'Star Wars' Strategy?

Disney/Lucasfilm was jolted over Memorial Day weekend when 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' opened well below expectations domestically with roughly $100 million, while bombing overseas with $65 million.

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Box Office: 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Earns $14M in Thursday Previews

'Solo: A Star Wars Story' earned $14 million in previews, notably behind the $29 million grossed by 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.'

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Box Office: 'Incredibles 2' Tracking for Heroic $140M-Plus Debut

The 'Incredibles 2' is tracking for a box-office debut of $140 million plus.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Solo' Headed for Lowest Opening of Disney 'Star Wars' Movies

The spinoff is the first of the new Star Wars movies to brave the summer box office, and opens only five months after 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' hit theaters.

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MGM Relaunches Orion Classics as Multiplatform Distribution Label

The movie comes less than a year after the studio revived Orion Pictures.

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'Deadpool 2' Joins Unprecedented Superhero Domination at the 2018 Global Box Office

'Avengers: Infinity War' is already one of the top-grossing films of all time, while 'Black Panther' is the top-grossing superhero pic of all time domestically.

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China Box Office: 'Infinity War' Marches Past $300M, 'A Quiet Place' Opens to $18M

The Marvel tentpole is now the fourth-biggest Hollywood release ever in China.

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Box Office: 'Deadpool 2' Topples 'Infinity War' With $125M U.S. Debut

The sequel doesn't match the opening of the first 'Deadpool'; the adult-skewing 'Book Club' opens to $12 million-$13 million, while 'Show Dogs' doesn't have much of a bite.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Deadpool 2' Earns Record-Shattering $18.6M in Previews

Ryan Reynolds and 20th Century Fox's superhero sequel opens two years after the first 'Deadpool' hit theaters.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Deadpool 2' Plots $130M-$150M Weekend Picnic

Other offerings opening this week include the female-led 'Book Club' and family pic 'Show Dogs.'

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Ryan Reynolds Names George Dewey President of Maximum Effort Prods. (Exclusive)

The duo worked together on the first 'Deadpool.'

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Mark Cuban's Landmark Theatres Strikes Deal with Atom Tickets

The theater chain includes the popular Landmark cinema in west Los Angeles.

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'Suspiria' Lands Fall Awards Release Date in Theaters

Luca Guadagnino's remake of the cult Italian horror film stars Tilda Swinton, Dakota Johnson and Chole Grace Moretz.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Devours 'Life of the Party,' 'Breaking In' With $62M

Overseas, 'Infinity War' debuts to a near-record $200 million in China.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Heads for Record China Superhero Opening

In North America, Melissa McCarthy's 'Life of the Party' and the Will Packer-produced 'Breaking In' hope to be a big Mother's Day draw.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Life of the Party,' 'Breaking In' No Match for 'Infinity War'

Instead, both new films hope to serve as counterprogramming over Mother's Day weekend; 'Avengers' finally lands in China.

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China Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Crushes Presales Records

With nearly $50 million in presales and counting, the Marvel Disney juggernaut has already crushed the former all-time presales record for a Hollywood film set by 'The Fate of the Furious' last year.

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Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Is First Summer Pic Ever to Target $2B

The current summer record holder is 'Jurassic World' with $1.671 billion.

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Weekend Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Earns Heroic $112.5M in Second Outing

'Overboard' fares the best among a trio of new films with $14 million-plus, while Charlize Theron's 'Tully' opens in 7th place; Ruth Bader Ginbsburg delivers justice at the specialty box office.

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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Is No. 2 Preseller of Year in First 24 Hours

The Ron Howard film trails only 'Avengers: Infinity War' in its first day, according to ticket sellers Fandango and Atom Tickets.

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Box Office: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Crossing $1B in Record Time

The mega-superhero mashup supplants 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' which achieved the global milestone in 12 days.

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Hollywood Market Share Slips in Europe But Studio Tentpoles Still Dominate

European box office hit $8.4 billion in 2017, the third-highest level on record, with European movies accounting for just under a third of admissions.

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'Solo: A Star Wars Story' Tracking for Record $160M-Plus Memorial Day Bow

The Ron Howard-directed standalone makes its world premiere May 10 in Los Angeles, followed by a stop at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Box-Office Preview: 'Avengers: Infinity War' Plots $100M-$125M Second Weekend

A trio of smaller films open nationwide this weekend — including Jason Reitman's 'Tully' — as the major Hollywood studios continue to avoid going up against the Disney/Marvel juggernaut.

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Bank of America, Lyft Among Companies Buying Out Theaters for Ruth Bader Ginsburg Doc

More than 70 private screenings are scheduled, beginning this weekend when 'RBG' opens in select theaters.

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