The Mandalorian and Grogu: Pedro Pascal's $345M Star Wars Movie Hits Disney+ — What to Know Before You Watch

Din Djarin and Baby Yoda Carried Star Wars Back to Theaters — Now They're Coming Home

Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu grossed $345.8 million worldwide on a $165 million budget after its May 22, 2026 theatrical release (premiering at the TCL Chinese Theatre on May 14). Now Pedro Pascal's beloved bounty hunter and his tiny green co-pilot are headed to Disney+ this September alongside Toy Story 5 — and it's the perfect excuse for a rewatch.

The Film That Ended Star Wars' Theatrical Drought

Directed by Jon Favreau (who co-wrote with Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor), the 132-minute film continues the story of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019-2023). Pascal returns as Din Djarin (with Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder handling in-suit work), joined by Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) as Rotta the Hutt, Sigourney Weaver (Alien) in a mysterious new role, Jonny Coyne, and — in a wild bit of casting — Martin Scorsese voicing a character. Supporting turns include Stephen McKinley Henderson, Hemky Madera, Shirley Henderson, and Steve Blum.

Produced by Favreau, Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, and Ian Bryce for Lucasfilm and Fairview Entertainment, with music by Ludwig Goransson and cinematography by David Klein, the movie was Star Wars' first theatrical release since 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Set after the fall of the Galactic Empire, it follows Djarin and Grogu on a new bounty that pulls them into the growing shadow of the First Order era.

Why the Disney+ Release Matters

For millennials who grew up on the prequels, survived the sequel trilogy discourse, and fell in love with Grogu during the 2019 streaming boom, this movie is a full-circle moment. George Lucas's galaxy, filtered through Favreau and Filoni's TV-honed character work, with Goransson's score swelling underneath — it's comfort-food Star Wars with blockbuster scale.

The September Disney+ drop is stacked: The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives alongside Toy Story 5, making it one of the streamer's biggest months since launch. Whether you're a day-one Mando fan or a lapsed Star Wars skeptic, the Din-and-Grogu dynamic remains the franchise's most reliable emotional core.

Bottom line: $345M at the box office, Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver joining Star Wars, Jeremy Allen White as a Hutt, and Scorsese in a galaxy far, far away. Stream it on Disney+ this month — this is the way.