{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Freelblend.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-solo-underperformed-reviewing-b6e5caf2","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why Solo Underperformed, Reviewing Kubrick's 2001 in 70mm, & #StarWarsBlend","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/c8eec0/c8eec03d-b239-445c-b704-57b2ddd6d18a/1c8d6629-e4a8-492c-8947-8d2920402c52/1527694863-artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/1c8d6629-e4a8-492c-8947-8d2920402c52\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why Solo Underperformed, Reviewing Kubrick&apos;s 2001 in 70mm, &amp; #StarWarsBlend\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Can we use the \"D\" word -- disappointment -- when it comes to Solo: A Star Wars Story's box office? This becomes the first major topic of conversation on ReelBlend Episode 23, where co-hosts Sean O'Connell, Kevin McCarthy and Jake Hamilton do a Monday Morning Quarterback analysis of Ron Howard's Star Wars adventure. The movie did fine at the box office, earning an estimated $103 million over the Memorial Day four-day window. But in comparison to other Star Wars movies, and other Summer Blockbuster Tentpoles, it underperformed. The guys discuss why."}