‘Furiosa’ To Fire Back At Furball As ‘Mad Max’ Prequel Has Edge Over ‘Garfield’ During Memorial Day Frame – Box Office Early Look
deadline.comMoviegoing remains in a sling, evident in Universal’s The Fall Guy currently coming in lower than expected with $28M this weekend.
Perhaps Furiosa and Garfield can bring some zing over Memorial Day weekend at the end of the month. Both hit three-week tracking Thursday, with the Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Mad Max prequel eyeing a $40M-$50M domestic opening over the Friday-Monday span of May 24-27 with Sony/Alcon Entertainment’s Garfield at $35M.
Earlier this week, some box office prognosticators believed it would be a closer race between the two at $30M+ apiece over four-days, with the orange cat having the edge.
However, Furiosa has the fire power of Imax and PLFs and a Cannes Film Festival world premiere as a global loudspeaker. Garfield, of course, is tracking with families and older adults.
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