At its Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo, Lucasfilm recently shared details of its next two theatrical release features: The Mandalorian And Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver, debuting on May 22, 2026; and Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, set for May 28, 2027.

When a movie has its second weekend at the box office, the baseline expectation is that ticket sales will drop about 50 percent. If it has particularly strong hype going for it, that drop may be closer to 40 percent,

If any lesson, or rather a reminder, is to be taken from the success of “Sinners,” it’s to stop counting out Black stories. You’d be surprised by how many people show up and show out for them.