'Solo: A Star Wars Story' falls 65% in second weekend

LOS ANGELES (AP) :

Solo: A Star Wars Story is losing momentum quickly at the box office. After an underwhelming launch, the space saga fell 65 per cent in weekend two with US$29.3 million from North American theatres, according to studio estimates on Sunday.

Solo has now earned US$148.9 million domestically. That's over $135 million shy of where the franchise's other spin off, Rogue One, was in its second weekend.

Solo's tumble brought it even closer to Deadpool 2, which is now in its third weekend in theatres. Deadpool 2 grossed an estimated US$23.3 million to take second place.

Shailene Woodley's lost-at-sea drama Adrift opened in third place with $11.5 million, while Avengers: Infinity War took fourth with $10.4 million.

And Johnny Knoxville's Action Point landed in ninth place with a dismal $2.3 million.