“SOLO” Break’s “Black Panther” PRE-SALE record.

The next Star Wars movie, Solo: A Star Wars Story, opens in theatres over the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. It’s expected to be a big hit. Advance ticket sales for Solo went on sale on Star Wars Day (May 4). Movie ticketing site Fandango has announced that ticket pre-sales for Solo have doubled the juggernaut “Black Panther” in the first 24 hours. Only Avengers: Infinity War has done better on Fandango this year, apparently.

According to the ticketing company, “Solo” is outpacing the previous seven Marvel movies prior to “Black Panther”. Including massive titles like “Thor: Ragnarok,” “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” and “Captain America: Civil War.”

along with Emilia Clarke and Woody Harrelson. Directed by Ron Howard, the film is set prior to “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”. It follows Han Solo on a journey through the galaxy as he meets his future copilot Chewbecca and Calrissian.

Fandango also released the results of a Star Wars survey where 85 percent of respondents said Solo is one of their favourite characters in the Star Wars universe. According to this survey over 70 percent of respondents said they were eager to see Solo actor Alden Ehrenreich play the iconic smuggler, and Donald Glover play Lando.

In addition to the ticket pre-sales news, a new TV spot for Solo has been released. Titled “Ride,” the 30-second spot shows Solo looking for a co-pilot. You can guess how that goes. We also see more of Glover as Lando, and he looks like he’s nailing the role.

Solo, which is directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, opens on May 25 in the US.