‘The Garfield Movie’ comes out on top in a slow weekend at the box office
nypost.comdominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie,” Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and a slew of holdovers.Flipping the script from their Memorial weekend openings, the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in their second outing.“The Garfield Movie” earned a chart-topping $14 million in ticket sales while “Furiosa” settled into third place in a close race with “IF,” according to studio estimates on Sunday.Both “IF” and “Furiosa” are estimated to have earned $10.8 million, with “IF” getting the slight edge.“Garfield” fell only 42% in its second weekend in North America.
It also topped the global box office adding $27 million from international territories, bringing its running worldwide to $152.2 million.The animated pic featuring the voice of Chris Pratt will essentially have the market to itself until “Inside Out 2” arrives on June 14.“Furiosa,” meanwhile, fell 59% from its first weekend, adding just under $10.8 million from 3,864 locations in the U.S.
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