Box Office: ‘Furiosa’ and ‘The Garfield Movie’ Tie for No. 1 With $31 Million in Bleak Memorial Day Weekend Battle
variety.comRebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Imperator Furiosa has battled ruthless kidnappers, raider attacks and maniacal warlords as she traverses a lawless Wasteland.
And yet her fiercest adversary, at least today, seems to be a lazy cat who loves lasagna. The Warner Bros. high-octane prequel “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” is facing off against Sony’s animated “The Garfield Movie” to place first on box office charts over Memorial Day weekend.
Each movie has generated roughly $25 million over the weekend and an estimated $31 million through Monday. Both studios are reporting that its own movie has ranked No.
1. Whichever pulls ahead, it’ll be the worst Memorial Day opening weekend in nearly three decades. For movie theaters, it’s yet another sparkless weekend at the summer box office — with recent would-be blockbusters ranging from just fine (“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” with a $58 million debut) to disappointing (“The Fall Guy” with a $27 million debut; “IF” with a $33 million debut).
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