UPDATE 1-Disney's new 'Star Wars' film opens with an estimated $165 million worldwide

‌New "Star Wars" ​film "The Mandalorian and Grogu" is expected to end the ‌U.S. Memorial Day weekend with roughly $165 million in worldwide ticket sales, distributor Walt Disney said on Sunday. About $102 million ‌of that total will come from the ‌United States and Canada, Disney said. The domestic total exceeds pre-weekend forecasts but is the lowest opening for ⁠any "Star Wars" ​movie released ⁠by Disney.

The first "Star Wars" movie in seven years tells ⁠the story of a helmeted bounty hunter and his ​sidekick, nicknamed Baby Yoda by fans. The duo ⁠debuted on the small screen in the Disney+ streaming series "The ⁠Mandalorian" ​in 2019. Disney's lowest-grossing "Star Wars" film, "Solo: A Star Wars Story," brought in $103 million over Memorial ⁠Day weekend in 2018 and was considered a flop. ⁠The "Grogu" ⁠movie, however, had a smaller budget than most other "Star Wars" movies, of about $165 million.

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