Star Wars: Han Solo spin-off to be REPLACED at box office Number 1 by THIS movie

This weekend, Solo: A Star Wars Story is expected to be knocked off the throne by Ocean’s 8, early estimates indicate.

Previous Star Wars movies since the 2015 comeback have all enjoyed at least three weeks at the summit, but Solo is all but certain to slide ahead of the trend.

Ocean’s 8 is reportedly pacing at around $41 million from its first three days in the US, an uptick on initial forecasts of between $30-36 million.

Solo, by contrast, is expected to drop 50% week-on-week to around $14.7 million.

This will bring its domestic cumulative total across three weeks to $175.6 million, which still isn’t anywhere close to what 2015’s The Force Awakens made in its first weekend alone ($248 million).

Elsewhere in the US this week, new Toni Collette-fronted horror Hereditary is poised to begin its journey in fourth place, tracking for around $9.6 million.

That will put it marginally behind Deadpool 2, sliding one to third place in its fourth week of release ($12.5 million this weekend for a $277.3 million total).

Hereditary has had a strong promotional campaign and has garnered exceptionally positive reviews, but its R-rating will stop it from reaching scare-hungry teens.

That said, it’s noted by Box Office Pro that horror movies have a habit of successfully beating expectations, so it’s still all to play for.

Avengers: Infinity War will likely round out the Top 5, making another $6.8 million on its way to a $654.7 million domestic total; while Adrift, Book Club, Hotel Artemis, Upgrade and Life of the Party are expected to complete the Top 10.

Solo is the final Star Wars movie for another 18 months, with Episode 9 of the main saga not due until December 2019.