And yet, creative studio accounting can claim that even a successful film has yet to turn a profit. Ask anyone not named Jack Nicholson who wanted some of that sweet Batman money.
http://articles.latimes.com/1991-03-21/entertainment/ca-796_1_net-profit
And lest we forget, there were four sequels made to this bomb. 😛

Did Solo open at the same time in Europe? I’ve never heard of a movie disappearing after only a week. Even Howard the Duck played for a few weeks here. That studios place so much emphasis on China’s fickle market these days is their problem. Star Wars doesn’t have any historical prestige there.