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09 Jan 2024 T−864
StarWars.com announced The Mandalorian and Grogu, directed by Favreau and produced with Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni. It was named as the film leading Lucasfilm's feature slate, already in production.
GLOBALConfirmed
Jon Favreau · Dave Filoni
Aug 2024 T−659
Weaver told Deadline in August 2024 that she was playing a role and had met Grogu on set. Her character was not named until later.
GLOBALReported
Sigourney Weaver
The desk has not opened the original Deadline interview; NME and TVLine report it.
09 Dec 2024 T−529
Deadline reported that The Bear star would voice Jabba the Hutt's son in a sizeable role, not a cameo. Lucasfilm later used the casting in trailers and press.
GLOBALReported
Jeremy Allen White
09 Aug 2024 T−651
Favreau and Filoni presented the first footage at Disney's D23 fan event in Anaheim. The footage was shown in the room only and not released online.
USReported
Jon Favreau · Dave Filoni
12 Aug 2024 T−648
At D23, Filoni announced a Mandalorian update to the Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run ride, timed to the 2026 film, and three Mando-inspired Fortnite cosmetics, including a Grogu backpack, available from 12 August.
USGLOBALConfirmed
Dave Filoni · Epic Games · Walt Disney World · Disneyland Resort
12 Feb 2026 T−99
Favreau revealed the first film merchandise on stage in New York ahead of Toy Fair, launching a year-long global campaign called Star Wars Most Wanted. Products included Funko bobbleheads and an Action Buddy Grogu plush animatronic.
GLOBALConfirmed
Jon Favreau · Funko · Hasbro · Talent as distribution
01 May 2026 T−21
The annual Star Wars month in Fortnite opened with a LEGO Fortnite Odyssey update featuring Mando and Grogu, hover vehicles and Imperial enemies. Linking a MyDisney account unlocked a free Carbonite back bling.
GLOBALReported
Epic Games · LEGO
18 Apr 2025 T−399
The film's panel opened Celebration in Chiba. Favreau, Kennedy, Filoni, Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Grogu took the stage and showed the hall the first footage, which was not released online.
JPGLOBALConfirmed
Pedro Pascal · Sigourney Weaver · Jon Favreau · Dave Filoni · Talent as distribution
16 Apr 2026 T−36
Favreau headlined CinemaCon's Creative Community Luncheon, then showed exhibitors the film's full opening sequence at Disney's presentation. The final trailer and a new poster debuted the same day, and advance tickets went on sale at Fandango.
USGLOBALConfirmed
Jon Favreau · Fandango
The final trailer and ticket sale are confirmed by StarWars.com. The footage length is reported (17 minutes per Variety).
22 Sep 2025 T−242
Lucasfilm released the first trailer and a poster showing Zeb Orrelios, Colonel Ward and a pair of Hutts. The trailer showed a new Razor Crest, the Anzellans and a toppled AT-AT, and billed the film as filmed for IMAX.
GLOBALConfirmed
Studio-led
17 Feb 2026 T−94
The new trailer and poster introduced a Kyuzo bounty hunter, the Anzellans and an Ardennian fry cook voiced by Martin Scorsese, and showed Mando without his helmet.
GLOBALConfirmed
Pedro Pascal · Martin Scorsese
08 Feb 2026 T−103
A 30-second Super Bowl LX spot showed Mando and Grogu on a wagon pulled by tauntauns through snow, in the style of classic Budweiser ads. It used no new film footage. /Film put the airtime at $10M.
USConfirmed
Studio-led · Platform subversion
The spot is confirmed by StarWars.com; the $10M cost and the reaction are reported by /Film and CinemaBlend.
15 Mar 2026 T−68
Pascal and Weaver were among the presenters at the 98th Academy Awards. The official Star Wars channel posted a video tying the two stars and Grogu to the Oscars, branded with the film's release date.
USGLOBALReported
Pedro Pascal · Sigourney Weaver · Talent as distribution
The presenter list is reported by NBC. The desk has not watched the broadcast to confirm what Grogu did on stage.
16 Apr 2026 T−36
Archer's first entertainment deal put the film on three of its products nationwide. Packs carried a QR code to a Fandango offer, and an ad with film clips ran on Disney+, Spectrum Reach sports inventory, in cinemas and on social platforms.
USReported
Archer Meat Snacks · Fandango · Spectrum Reach · Physical-to-digital
Archer's own press release, republished by Perishable News.
17 Apr 2026 T−35
Cinemark revealed a concession line with a Grogu popcorn container, a Mando helmet cup, a 130 oz tin and an LED AT-AT Walker container, plus a $30 Super Ticket for a 21 May early screening. AMC sold its own line and later said it had its third-best merchandise opening weekend.
USReported
Cinemark · AMC Theatres · Scarcity & collectibles
22 Apr 2026 T−30
Lucasfilm announced Star Wars Day screenings at select IMAX theatres worldwide, each showing more than 25 minutes of unseen footage with an exclusive poster.
GLOBALReported
IMAX
30 Apr 2026 T−22
The Hollywood Reporter said tracking put the Memorial Day four-day opening around $80M, in line with studio expectations, and that marketing would go into overdrive on May the 4th.
USReported
Fan / organic
04 May 2026 T−18
Filoni introduced the IMAX screening at AMC The Grove in Los Angeles, and Mando and Grogu appeared in New York. Pascal, Weaver and Favreau screened footage for over 1,000 fans in Berlin and staged a photo call on the Spree. Favreau had held a fan event in Madrid the week before.
USDEESReported
Pedro Pascal · Sigourney Weaver · Jon Favreau · Dave Filoni · IMAX · AMC Theatres · Talent as distribution
11 May 2026 T−11
A pop-up at Outernet London's Now Trending space handed out themed cookies. Mando and Grogu walked past Tower Bridge, the London Eye and Big Ben, and Pascal and Favreau made a surprise appearance.
UKConfirmed
Pedro Pascal · Jon Favreau · Landmark takeover · Spectacle for social proof
14 May 2026 T−8
Pascal, Weaver, Favreau and a Grogu puppet walked the carpet on Hollywood Boulevard at the world premiere.
USReported
Pedro Pascal · Sigourney Weaver · Jon Favreau
29 Apr 2026 T−23
Burger King added two film-themed combos and a limited "Hyperspace Sundae" ahead of the 21 May Mexican release.
MXReported
Burger King
Reported by one Mexican marketing outlet, which gives the Mexican release date. The desk has not found Burger King's own release or confirmed which countries ran it.
19 May 2026 T−3
Epic, Disney and Lucasfilm opened a Watch Party Island built around Nevarro, with a 10-minute sneak peek, quests from IG-11 and a message from Favreau. Favreau returned on 26 May for a live Q&A in the island's amphitheatre.
GLOBALReported
Epic Games · Jon Favreau · Platform subversion
20 May – 27 May 2026 T−2
The film opened on 20 May in markets including France, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Philippines, on 21 May in Mexico and on 22 May in the US and UK. South Korea, the one major market not day-and-date, followed on 27 May.
GLOBALFRSENOFIPHMXKRReported
Studio-led
21 May 2026 T−1
Variety reported $12M from previews starting Thursday afternoon. THR said presales had passed $25M before opening.
USReported
Fan / organic
22 May 2026 T0
Disney Consumer Products launched a wave with a LEGO N-1 Starfighter, Hasbro's Ultimate Grogu animatronic and Funko figures, plus adidas, Fossil and Hanna Andersson lines. AMC gave out Star Wars Unlimited promo cards to early audiences on 21-22 May.
USGLOBALConfirmed
LEGO · Hasbro · Funko · Mattel · Jazwares · Hot Toys · Fantasy Flight Games · AMC Theatres · adidas · Fossil · Scarcity & collectibles
22 May 2026 T0
A Mandalorian and Grogu mission opened on Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run at Disneyland and Walt Disney World. Imagineers wrote it with Favreau and Filoni and filmed footage on the film's set.
USConfirmed
Walt Disney World · Disneyland Resort · Jon Favreau · Dave Filoni
26 May 2026 T+4
Final figures put the Memorial Day opening at $98M over four days and $82M over three, just under Solo. Overseas added $63M to $69M, for about $167M worldwide. Premium formats were 53% of global ticket sales.
USGLOBALReported
IMAX
27 May 2026 T+5
The film opened at No. 1 in the UK and Ireland. THR said good weather in the UK, a franchise stronghold, held back opening sales.
UKReported
Fan / organic
31 May 2026 T+9
The film fell about 70% in its second weekend and placed third behind Backrooms and Obsession, both from YouTube creators.
USReported
Fan / organic
05 Aug 2026 T+75
On the earnings call, Josh D'Amaro said the film underperformed in cinemas but drove retail sales, Smugglers Run visits and gaming engagement. Variety put the worldwide total at $345M.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
14 Jul 2026 T+53
Lucasfilm set the film for digital purchase and rental on 21 July via Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango at Home, about two months after release, with 4K, a SteelBook and a Beskar Collector's Edition on 25 August.
USConfirmed
Fandango
Dates reported by Laughing Place and WDW News Today; formats confirmed by StarWars.com and the official Star Wars YouTube spot.
14 Aug 2026 T+84
The official Star Wars account announced a global Disney+ date of 2 September. Deadline noted the 103-day window and called it the lowest-grossing live-action Star Wars film.
GLOBALReported
Studio-led
02 Sep 2026 T+103
The film began streaming worldwide on Disney+ alongside the LEGO special and an official making-of podcast.
GLOBALConfirmed
LEGO
23 Jul – 26 Jul 2026 T+62
The Lucasfilm Pavilion at San Diego Comic-Con displayed Mando's screen-used armour, Grogu, the Anzellan starship and a Rotta the Hutt maquette, beside licensed merchandise.
USConfirmed
Studio-led
14 Aug 2026 T+84
Lucasfilm revealed the trailer for LEGO Star Wars The Mandalorian, a comedic retelling for Disney+ on 2 September. The D23 pavilion showed the film's armour, Grogu, the Anzellans and a life-size adult Rotta.
USGLOBALConfirmed
LEGO
