'Mandalorian & Grogu' Opens to $163M Globally; 'Michael' Approaches $800M

Over Memorial Day weekend, a beloved galaxy far, far away returned to the big screen — and while $163 million in global ticket sales is a number most films will never see, it arrived quietly by Star Wars standards. Disney's 'The Mandalorian & Grogu' claimed the top box office position yet marked the franchise's weakest theatrical debut under Disney's stewardship, prompting a deeper question about what it means when a story has already found its audience — just not in a theater. The result is less a failure than a signal: the geography of storytelling has shifted, and even the most beloved char