Movie theaters are looking more and more like a wasteland this summer. Neither 91裸聊视频� Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 91裸聊视频� nor 91裸聊视频� The Garfield Movie 91裸聊视频� could save Memorial Day weekend, which is cruising towards a two-decade low.
91裸聊视频� Furiosa,91裸聊视频� the Mad Max prequel starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, claimed the first place spot for the Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekend with $25.6 million, according to studio estimates on Sunday. Warner Bros. is waiting until Monday to release its four-day estimates.
91裸聊视频淭he Garfield Movie,91裸聊视频� animated and family-friendly, was the other big new offering this weekend from Sony91裸聊视频檚 Columbia Pictures and Alcon Entertainment. It is claiming No. 1 for the four-day holiday weekend with an estimated $31.9 million in ticket sales through Memorial Day. Sony estimates its three-day earnings to be $24.8 million.
Aside from Memorial Day in 2020 when theaters were closed due to COVID-19, these are the lowest earning No. 1 movies in 29 years, since 91裸聊视频淐asper91裸聊视频� earned $22.5 million (not adjusted for inflation) in its first four days in 1995. Big earners are more typical for the holiday weekend, which has had ten movies crack $100 million, led by 91裸聊视频淭op Gun: Maverick91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� record-setting $160 million launch in 2022. Last year, the live-action 91裸聊视频淭he Little Mermaid91裸聊视频� joined the group with a $118 million debut. Audiences even turned out in greater numbers over the pandemic-addled weekend in 2021 for 91裸聊视频淎 Quiet Place Part II,91裸聊视频� which made over $57 million.
91裸聊视频淭his was a rather slow Memorial weekend,91裸聊视频� said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. 91裸聊视频淎 few things didn91裸聊视频檛 happen that created this situation: We didn91裸聊视频檛 have a tailwind heading into the summer. We kicked off the summer minus a Marvel movie. In a way, we91裸聊视频檝e been playing catch up all year long.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淔uriosa91裸聊视频� was never expected to join the $100 million opener club, which Warner Bros. released on 3,804 screens in the U.S. and Canada. But it was supposed to have a slightly stronger showing in the $40 million range over its first four days. That would have been more in line with its predecessor, 91裸聊视频淢ad Max: Fury Road,91裸聊视频� which opened to $45.4 million in May 2015. 91裸聊视频淔ury Road,91裸聊视频� starring Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy, went on to gross nearly $380 million worldwide.
This new origin story in which Taylor-Joy plays a younger version of Theron91裸聊视频檚 character had a lot of things going for it, too, including strong reviews out of the just-wrapped Cannes Film Festival (it has an 89% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a splashy international press tour with many buzzy premiere looks from Taylor-Joy. Internationally, it made $33.3 million adding up to a $58.9 million global launch. With a reported $168 million production budget, not accounting for marketing and promotion, 91裸聊视频淔uriosa91裸聊视频� has a long road to profitability.
91裸聊视频淭he Garfield Movie,91裸聊视频� meanwhile, was more modestly budgeted, at a reported $60 million and is being looked at as a solid launch for the franchise. It previously opened internationally and has earned over $66 million to date. Its domestic launch far surpassed the first weekends of previous attempts at Garfield movies.
Chris Pratt voices the lasagna-loving, Monday-hating orange cat in the movie that got scathing reviews from critics (it has a 37% on Rotten Tomatoes). Audiences meanwhile gave both 91裸聊视频淔uriosa91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淭he Garfield Movie91裸聊视频� a B+ CinemaScore and 4.5 stars out of 5 on PostTrak.
In its second weekend, John Krasinski91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淚F91裸聊视频� fell 53%, adding $16.1 million through Sunday and $20.7 million through Monday, bringing its domestic total to $63.3 million. Worldwide, it has surpassed $100 million. 91裸聊视频淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes,91裸聊视频� now in its third weekend, added $13.4 million through Sunday, bringing its global total to $294.8 million, making it the fourth-highest grossing film of the year.
This all adds up to a summer moviegoing season that will not only fall short of a normal $4 billion stretch but may even struggle to reach $3 billion. Earlier this week, the industry trade The Hollywood Reporter asked 91裸聊视频� what happened to the $100 million opener? 91裸聊视频� Notably, 2024 has had none yet. The biggest of the year was 91裸聊视频淒une: Part Two,91裸聊视频� which opened to $82.5 million and went on to earn over $711 million worldwide.
91裸聊视频淢oviegoing begets moviegoing,91裸聊视频� Derarabedian said. 91裸聊视频淓very studio is rooting for every other studio to have a big hit.91裸聊视频�
The lack of a recent runaway hit just puts more pressure on the upcoming films to make up the slack. Still on the way are a slew of potential blockbusters like Paramount91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎 Quiet Place: Day One91裸聊视频� (June 27), Universal91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淒espicable Me 491裸聊视频� (July 3) and 91裸聊视频� Twisters 91裸聊视频� (July 19) and two heavy-hitters from Disney: 91裸聊视频淚nside Out 291裸聊视频� (June 14) and 91裸聊视频� Deadpool & Wolverine 91裸聊视频� (July 26).
91裸聊视频淚t ain91裸聊视频檛 over yet,91裸聊视频� Dergarabedian said. 91裸聊视频淭here91裸聊视频檚 a lot of big movies on the way. The summer heat is on for the June and July films to really deliver.91裸聊视频�
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. 91裸聊视频淔uriosa: A Mad Max Saga,91裸聊视频� $25.6 million.
2. 91裸聊视频淭he Garfield Movie,91裸聊视频� $24.8 million.
3. 91裸聊视频淚F,91裸聊视频� $16.1 million.
4. 91裸聊视频淜ingdom of the Planet of the Apes,91裸聊视频� $13.4 million.
5. 91裸聊视频淭he Fall Guy,91裸聊视频� $5.9 million.
6. 91裸聊视频淭he Strangers: Chapter 1,91裸聊视频� $5.6 million.
7. 91裸聊视频淪ight,91裸聊视频� $2.7 million.91裸聊视频�
8. 91裸聊视频淐hallengers,91裸聊视频� $1.4 million.
9. 91裸聊视频淏abes,91裸聊视频� $1.1 million.
10. 91裸聊视频淏ack to Black,91裸聊视频� $1.1 million.
READ ALSO:
Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
