Solo: A Star Wars Story clung to the top spot in North American theaters this weekend but again fell below expectations, taking in US$29.3 million, just over a third its opening-weekend receipts, said box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Solo: A Star Wars Story, the latest prequel in the hugely popular film franchise, struggled to achieve escape velocity this holiday weekend, with an estimated US$101 million four-day take falling far below expectations.

 Star Wars fan favourite Boba Fett is to get his own spin-off movie in Lucasfilm's epic space franchise, US entertainment media reported on Thursday.

Sci-fi filmmaker J.J. Abrams has been tapped to direct Star Wars: Episode IX after the departure of Colin Trevorrow, Lucasfilm announced on Tuesday, delaying its release for seven months.

Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard has been brought in to complete the hotly-anticipated Star Wars Han Solo spinoff after directing duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller were sacked, Lucasfilm said Thursday.

Actor Woody Harrelson will be heading to a galaxy far, far away for his next movie, playing a role in the second anthology Star Wars film focused on a young Han Solo.

The latest blockbuster episode in the "Star Wars" anthology dominated weekend box offices in North America, humbling another popular Disney film, "Moana," according to industry estimates.

Fans cheered wildly on Saturday as the star-studded world premiere of the hotly anticipated Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continued the space saga after the last episode shattered box office records.