Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, 3D, IMAX, Prequel

Synopsis

During an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.

Scores

Overall Score
91.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.3%
Review Aggregate
66.9

Critic Consensus

68.8% Fresh • 484 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 484 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, lighthearted, romantic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotlightheartedromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingdarkaction-packedfunnystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alden Ehrenreich2018$27,061,000$33,808,000(est)
Woody Harrelson2018$16,658,000$20,811,000(est)
Emilia Clarke2018$12,542,000$15,669,000(est)
Donald Glover2018$10,254,000$12,811,000(est)
Thandiwe Newton2018$8,771,000$10,958,000(est)
Phoebe Waller-Bridge2018$7,720,000$9,645,000(est)
Joonas Suotamo2018$6,931,000$8,659,000(est)
Paul Bettany2018$6,312,000$7,886,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count484
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes400,219

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$213,767,512$267,060,408
International2018$179,157,295$223,821,758
Worldwide2018$392,924,807$490,882,166

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2018$178,546,674$223,058,907
Digital Rentals ?2018$4,531,000$5,660,592
Digital Purchases ?2018$5,463,000$6,824,943
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,791,000$3,486,805
Physical Purchases ?2018$7,918,000$9,891,982
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$59,854,903$74,776,914
Total Revenues2018$259,104,577$323,700,143
Expenses
Budget ?2018$275,000,000$343,558,343
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$111,593,000 (est)$139,413,477 (est)
Participations2018$5,182,000$6,473,888
Residuals ?2018$3,953,000$4,938,495
Interest & Overhead2018$33,000,000$41,227,001
Total Expenses2018$428,728,000$535,611,205
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-169,623,423$-211,911,062

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