The Mandalorian and Grogu Rotten Tomatoes Score Has Star Wars Fans Divided!!!
The Mandalorian and Grogu Rotten Tomatoes score just dropped and it’s not the triumphant return to Star Wars that Disney was hoping for, with Beyond The Trailer breaking down exactly what the reviews mean for the film’s opening weekend and the franchise’s future.
Watch the full breakdown in the video below:
Source: Beyond The Trailer
A 63% on Rotten Tomatoes Is Star Wars’ New Normal and That’s a Problem
The film is sitting at 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, which keeps it technically Fresh but puts it firmly in the lower half of the Star Wars franchise.
- For context that’s in the same ballpark as Attack of the Clones at 62% and well below the Certified Fresh threshold of 75%.
- The consensus from critics is consistent: it’s a fun ride that feels exactly like a supersized episode of the TV show rather than a genuine cinematic event.
- Empire Magazine called it “lively but inessential.”
- Collider gave it a 6 out of 10 and called it “remarkably forgettable.”
The good news is that Star Wars has a long history of critic scores not mattering to audiences. The Rise of Skywalker has a 51% critic score and an 86% audience score, so the real test for Mando and Grogu comes when regular fans actually sit down and watch it this weekend.
The Box Office Tracking Has Quietly Shifted in Disney’s Favour
Here’s where things get more interesting. The film was originally projected to have the worst opening weekend of the entire Disney era of Star Wars, which was a genuinely alarming headline.
- The projections have since shifted upward and The Mandalorian and Grogu is now expected to deliver Disney’s best box office opening of 2026 so far, with a Memorial Day weekend range of $80 million to $100 million.
- With a reported $165 million budget the film doesn’t need to be a blockbuster to break even, but Disney clearly wanted something bigger. The audience score when it lands this weekend is going to tell us everything about whether Star Wars still has the cultural pull it once did.
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