The Memorial Day box office is cruising for a two-decade low. “Furiosa,” the Mad Max prequel starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, claimed the first place spot for Friday-Saturday-Sunday with $25.6 million.

tl;dr Furiosa’s $25 million opening was lower than the expected $40 million that its predecessor Fury Road opened with. Could lose money on its $168 million budget.

Lower budgeted family friendly Garfield well on its way to profit on its reported $60 million budget.

  1. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” $25.6 million.

  2. “The Garfield Movie,” $24.8 million.

  3. “IF,” $16.1 million.

  4. “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” $13.4 million.

  5. “The Fall Guy,” $5.9 million.

  6. “The Strangers: Chapter 1,” $5.6 million.

  7. “Sight,” $2.7 million.”

  8. “Challengers,” $1.4 million.

  9. “Babes,” $1.1 million.

  10. “Back to Black,” $1.1 million.

  • Ep1cFac3pa1m@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    5 months ago

    Saw it Thursday night, and there were less than 10 people in the theater. The movie itself was pretty lackluster, but I thought Hemsworth was great.

    • bmeffer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      5 months ago

      I saw it Saturday and there were maybe 8 others in the theater at a 6pm showing.

      Movie was mediocre at best. I hated that so much green screen and CGI was used for the car battles. Story was lacking as well. Characters went nowhere.

      • Ben Hur Horse Race@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        mediocre!

        my favorite part was how they showed scenes from Fury Road at the end to remind you about how this is related to an outstanding film.

    • SocsaEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      There is a nonzero chance that the last thing I will see on my deathbed is Chris Hemsworth’s bloody nipples.

      I thought it was great though. Not lackluster at all