It was a decent race, however the desert warrior from “Furiosa: The Mad Max Saga” edged out the chubby orange cat with $32 million in four-day weekend ticket gross sales, in line with studio estimates on Monday. “The Garfield Film,” a Sony launch, earned $31.1 million in its first 4 days.
The mud on the showdown will not formally settle till Tuesday, when the ultimate numbers are introduced, however for now, not less than, Warner Bros. the #1 film within the nation. Together with worldwide screenings, its present world gross is $64.8 million. However the $168 million manufacturing starring Anya Taylor-Pleasure and Chris Hemsworth is a good distance from successful. George Miller’s prequel stormed theaters to rave evaluations, and it was anticipated to debut not less than a little bit bit stronger.
For Sony, the launch of the extra modestly budgeted “Garfield Film” was a victory even with out the bragging rights of the highest spot. The cartoon, voiced by Chris Pratt, is prone to have a protracted life on the field workplace with the beginning of summer time trip for school-aged youngsters. In early worldwide launch, The Garfield Film has already earned over $91.1 million in opposition to a manufacturing price range of $60 million.
However the weekend was additionally a sobering one for Hollywood, with one of many worst Memorial Day field workplace performances in a long time, apart from 2020 when theaters have been closed. Ticket gross sales are down 22% in comparison with 2023, and that hole can solely widen because the summer time progresses. Bear in mind, at this level final yr, “Barbenheimer” hadn’t even occurred.
In response to Comscore, the estimated quantity of ticket gross sales at theaters within the US and Canada from Friday to Monday. Closing inner knowledge might be launched on Tuesday.
1. Furiaza: The Mad Max Saga, $32 million.
2. The Garfield Film, $31.1 million.
3. “Kali”, 21 million {dollars}.
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, $17.2 million.
5. “The Fall Man,” $7.7 million.
6. The Strangers: Chapter 1, $6.9 million.
7. Imaginative and prescient, $3.6 million.
8. “Challengers”, $1.8 million.
9. Again to Black, $1.4 million.
10. “Children”, $1.2 million.