Solo: A Star Wars Story may have broken a Memorial Day box office record, but some analysts are calling the highly anticipated movie a disappointment.

The spinoff, which centres on the adventures of a young Han Solo, was estimated to make between $130m and $150m in the US – figures lower than the opening weekend of fellow Star Wars Anthology movie Rogue One, which made $155m (£116m).

Despite taking the record for best preview gross on Memorial Day weekend of all time, a $36m Friday has led to The Hollywood Reporter and Entertainment Weekly to say the movie is “struggling” at the American box office.

The movie now has an estimated weekend total of $114.2m according to Deadline, the worst opening weekend for any of the Disney-produced Star Wars movies.

At the international box office, things are not looking too good either. After launching in 43 territories – including the UK and China – the movie took just $11.4m on Friday, with an estimated $10m weekend total in China. The Hollywood Reporter called the figures “dismal”.

Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Show all 21 1 /21 Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Home Sweet Home We open on Han's home planet of Corellia, a place with a reputation for producing crack pilots and impressive starships. However, the ships in the sky are somewhat of a giveaway that the planet is deep in the clutches of the Imperial reign. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Bad to the Bone A slick introduction to Enfys Nest. She's the pirate leader of the Cloud-Riders, bearing somewhat of an infamous reputation. It seems Han gets into a good old-fashioned shootout with the gang. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown A Game of Chance This shot of Lando Calrissian appears to take place in a gambling den, which could be the set up for the famous incident in which Lando lost the Millennium Falcon to Han in a game of sabacc. Also, on the right, you can see Therm Scissorpunch. There's not really anything known about him outside of that glorious name. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown The Start of a Beautiful Friendship Whether or not the sabacc game features, it's clear the film will feature Han's first introduction to the legendary ship Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown A Little Rough Around the Edges Emilia Clarke has warned us not to be fooled by Qi'ra's glamorous facade. In fact, she and Han both grew up together as cast-offs on the streets of Corellia Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Heard About a Job Tobias Beckett appears to be the man who introduces Han to the scoundrel lifestyle. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Putting Together a Crew Here's our first look at Dryden Vos, which saw Paul Bettany step in to replace Michael K. Williams, after he had to leave the film during its reshoots due to schedule conflicts. All we know so far is that he's a shady crime lord. Is the mission he gives Tobias straight forward, or are there hidden motivations? Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown A Shot Like This Here's Thandie Newton's Val. Clearly part of the crew, but the rest of her character is a mystery. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown A Classic This trailer reveals where Han got his iconic DL-44 model heavy blaster pistol: a gift from Tobias, apparently. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown A Chilly Greeting Here's a shot of Vandor, one of the planets featured in the film and the location of the heist involving the Conveyex train. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown I Know a Guy "Everything you've heard about me is true." A legend. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Let Go of the Mean Man's Face Here's Lando's droid associate L3-37; she's one of a kind, assembled from the scraps of other droids. And with a bit of a temper, so it seems. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Shiny and Fresh The Falcon's looking in much better condition than the "hunk of junk" we're so familiar with. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown A New Life "If you come with us, you're in this life for good." With the initial teaser suggesting Han might try out as an Imperial recruit, it seems Tobias is the one who firmly turns our hero towards a life of crime. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown The Big Heist A better shot of the Conveyex, a train carrying some valuable cargo Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Smooth Talker "You might want to buckle up, baby." Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Wookiee Love A love interest for Chewie? Could it even be Malla, his wife from the infamous Holiday Special? Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Kessel Run All signs seem to point to Solo featuring the Kessel Run, though the inclusion of a giant space octopus isn't something Han seems to have name-dropped in later life. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown You Look Great Chewie is 190 years old. You learn something new every day. Though, to put that into context, Wookiees are known to live to about 400. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Double Trouble Knuckle duster-meets-double-edged blade: here's a shot of what Dryden Vos is fighting with. Solo: A Star Wars Story shot-for-shot breakdown Cliffhanger Going to take a wild guess that Chewie gets out of this situation alive...

A few factors that have led to the disappointing opening: unlike the other three recent Star Wars movies, Solo reaches cinemas in May and is surrounded by competition, including Deadpool 2 and Disney’s own Avengers: Infinity War.

Solo also comes just five months after Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with many publications noting that cinema goers may not be ready for another adventure in a galaxy far, far away just yet. The counterpoint would be that Marvel release movies every three months which still make huge amounts – however, these stories are seen as disparate enough not to impede on each other.

Ron Howard’s movie went through some very public issues before reaching cinemas, losing the original directors midway through production. However, this does not seem to have affected moviegoers’ opinions too much, the movie landing a solid CinemaScore of A- (the three other new Star Wars movies all landed A scores). Critics have been less impressed, Solo landing a 71 per cent rating on aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.