Furiosa & Garfield Battle For Box Office Dominance In Disappointing Memorial Day Weekend

Summary

• Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga
  and
  garfield movie
  All are vying for the top spot at the domestic box office over Memorial Day weekend.
• Furiosa
  Saturday’s forecasts suggest it will take in $31 million to $33 million;
  Garfield
  The show grossed between $30 million and $32 million.
• Whichever movie takes the crown will likely be the worst-performing movie at the box office on a holiday weekend in more than 40 years.

Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga and garfield movie vying for dominance at the domestic box office during a disappointing Memorial Day holiday weekend. GarfieldThe new animated film, in which Chris Pratt voices the cat, opened in international theaters in early May and has grossed more than $45 million overseas so far. Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga Opening worldwide this weekend, the prequel will hit theaters nine years after the last film was released. Mad Max: Fury Road.

Every deadlineAs of Saturday, Furiosa The film is expected to gross between $31 million and $33 million during its opening weekend. GarfieldWith Saturday’s projections pointing to $30 million to $32 million by the end of the holiday weekend, it’s possible that either movie could hold the top spot by the end of Memorial Day. However, if neither movie manages to make more than $33 million, Memorial Day weekend would still be a disappointment, as modern blockbusters typically do much better during the holiday season.

How ‘Furiosa’ and ‘Garfield’ Compare to Previous Memorial Day Blockbusters

Any movie needs a huge box office boost to be truly competitive

As of this writing, it doesn’t look like the award-winning film will be the worst performing film at the Memorial Day weekend in 41 years, which is likely given the dire forecasts for Friday. However, if the top-performing film does take in between $31 million and $32 million, it could still hit that benchmark and become the worst film in 41 years. Return of the Jedi It grossed $30.5 million in 1983, or $106.5 million adjusted for inflation. This record does not include the No. 1 album on Memorial Day in 2020 The UnfortunateThe film, which is playing in theaters during the shutdown caused by the global epidemic lockdown, only grossed $599,000.

However, G.Arfield and Furiosa Still, the box office performance is hard to match with recent Memorial Day weekend winners, even during the turbulent period of 2021 as theaters are still reopening. In fact, with the exception of 2020 and 2021 films, the four-day totals of every Memorial Day winner since 2018 have been roughly three times higher than current projections for 2024 films, including the tepid The Last Jedi. Solo: A Star Wars StoryBelow, take a look at the performance of recent No. 1 Memorial Day box office movies:

Whether it is Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga or garfield movie Memorial Day weekend in May ended with a downturn rather than a bang. scapegoatWith just $130.8 million to date on a budget of around $150 million, the film needs some standout releases this month. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes It’s a blockbuster, but this summer movie season will only be a success if there are more blockbusters joining it in June.

Source: Deadline

• Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga

  The prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, Furiosa is an action-adventure film that tells the origin story of the headstrong and fearless Furiosa. Set shortly after the beginning of the “end of the world,” Furiosa has been kidnapped and brought before a powerful warlord, and is now forced to work for him. In order to find her way home, Furiosa will have to adapt to the new harsh and arid world and grow into the Furiosa she is known as.

• garfield movie

  Based on the comic book series by Jim Davis, Garfield is a completely new, fully computer-animated take on the lasagna-loving cat and his friends. Starring Chris Pratt as the voice of the cat, the film aims to explore Garfield’s early life and new adventures for him, his friends and family.