Nolte: ‘Mandalorian & Grogu’ Opens to Worst Thursday in Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ History
The Disney Grooming Syndicate’s first Star Wars movie in seven years just broke a box office record, and not a good one. The poorly-reviewed Mandalorian and Grogu opened on Thursday night to a pitiful $12 million, which makes it the worst Thursday debut ever for a Disney Star War.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated entertainment & hollywood brief. The source report from Breitbart says: The Disney Grooming Syndicate’s first Star Wars movie in seven years just broke a box office record, and not a good one. The poorly-reviewed Mandalorian and Grogu opened on Thursday night to a pitiful $12 million, which makes it the worst Thursday debut ever for a Disney Star War.
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- Published: May 22, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
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