Ron Howard. Photo: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

There is still a disturbance in the force. Over the weekend, Deadline reported Solo: A Star Wars Story is falling short of its $130 million projection, finally breaking the $100 million mark on the fourth day since its May 24 release. But that isn’t keeping Ron Howard down. In acknowledgment of the not-so-great box office, the Solo director found his silver lining. “Didn’t meet projections but amounts to a new personal best,” he wrote in response to a fan tweet.

Didn’t meet projections but amounts to a new personal best. check #SoloAStarWarsStory for balanced feedback & then C it on a big screen! https://t.co/QsOxOLuo22 — Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) May 27, 2018

Now that’s exactly the level of optimism we’d expect from one of our beloved boyfriends.