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Disney's Mandalorian and Grogu opened to $82M domestic three-day and an estimated $102M four-day — above the $80M floor but the worst inflation-adjusted Star Wars opening since 1983.
Cristian Mungiu won the Palme d'Or for Fjord at Cannes Sunday — his second Palme after 4 Months in 2007 — with Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve carrying the Oscar campaign.
Drake's Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour swept the Billboard 200's top three with 687,000 Week 1 units; both Kalshi's 725K and Polymarket's Iceman brackets settled no.
FX confirmed The Bear's fifth and final season premieres Thursday June 25; all eight episodes drop on Hulu the same night while FX airs two and rolls weekly.
Sony Pictures Classics has produced no statement on Pedro Almodóvar's Cannes 'monsters' remark for a sixth day; the distributor bought Bitter Christmas in August 2025.