Why Solo: A Star Wars Story flopped at the box office and what it means for future franchise films

With Solo: A Star Wars Story proving an intergalactic dud on its opening weekend, analysts have been pondering whether Lucasfilm’s enviable licence to print money might just have expired. The latest prequel in the iconic space franchise opened over the Memorial Day weekend in the US and Canada on just US$103 million, worryingly short of the predicted US$150 million debut. The news abroad was arguably worse, leaving Oscar-winning veteran filmmaker Ron Howard’s contribution to the...

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