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'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

Disney's "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" tallied $12 million in Thursday night previews, the lowest collection of advance tickets in franchise history.

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What happened Forget Baby Yoda, we want to see more big buff slug adventures in our Star Wars.
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Left / center-leftDisney's 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' tallies lowest Thursday preview sales in franchise history

CNBC · Center-left · News report

Center'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

Space.com · Center · News report

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CNBCNews report · May 22, 10:42 PM

Disney's 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu' tallies lowest Thursday preview sales in franchise history

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Disney's "Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu" tallied $12 million in Thursday night previews, the lowest collection of advance tickets in franchise history.

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Space.comNews report · May 22, 4:30 PM

'The Mandalorian and Grogu' is better viewed as a 'Star Wars' origin story for Rotta the Hutt

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Forget Baby Yoda, we want to see more big buff slug adventures in our Star Wars.

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May 22, 4:30 PM: Space.com joined the source map.

May 22, 10:42 PM: CNBC joined the source map.

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