If you had to make a list of possible contenders thatFuriosa: A Mad Max Sagawould have to face when the time finally came to check it out in theaters, you probably wouldn’t putThe Garfield Movieon top of it. However, the animated movie gave the mega-blockbuster a run for its money and,during Memorial Day weekend, the lazy cat lost in domestic box office numbers but technically outperformed theMad Maxprequel internationally.
WhileThe Garfield Moviealmost hit the $100 million mark worldwide, having gotten a head start internationally,Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagahad a modest opening, especially when you consider how much anticipation was built around the long-awaited new installment of the franchise. It raked in almost the same figures domestically and internationally — around $32 million — which amounts to around$65 million on its opening weekend. Can word-of-mouth make the new movie match the box office runof its previous installment? We’ll have to wait and find out.
Meanwhile,John Krasinski’sanimated featureIFdropped to #3 and raked in over $21 million this weekend, which took it past the $100-million gross internationally.Kingdom of the Planet of the Apesalso dropped two positions and ended the weekend and holiday at #4, grossing over $17 million domestically. The blockbuster is currently the strongest contender at the box office, with almost$300 million grossedever since it hit theaters earlier this month.
Zendaya and Ryan Gosling Refuse To Leave The Top 10
This weekend, box office standoutsThe Fall GuyandChallengersstarted to lose a bit of steam and landed at #5 and #8, respectively. Even thoughThe Fall Guyis already available to stream at home, theRyan Goslingaction-adventure still managed to make someimpressive numbers domestically: It raked in over $7 million this weekend, whileChallengersadded $1.7 million to its run.
Rounding up the top 10 wereThe Strangers: Chapter 1at #6 with $6.9 milliongrossed over the weekend, medical biopicSightdebuting at #7 with over $3.5 million,Amy WinehousebiopicBack to Blackdropping to #9 and adding #1.3 million to its box office total and BFF comedyBabesraking in $1.2 million at #10. Next week some quiet additions to theaters might turn out to be dark horses:In a Violent Natureadds a unique spin to the slasher genre whileHaikyuu!! The Dumpster Battlewill lure anime fans to screenings. However,Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagastill has the potential to become a standout if fans start showing up to check it out.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and team-up with Mad Max.
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