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91ƵGarfield,91Ƶ 91ƵFuriosa91Ƶ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on

2024 box office is down 23.9% from last year
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This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Chris Hemsworth in a scene from 91ƵFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga.91Ƶ (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, by Sony91Ƶs 91ƵThe Garfield Movie,91Ƶ Warner Bros.91Ƶ 91Ƶ 91Ƶ and a slew of holdovers. Flipping the script , the animated orange cat crept ahead of the wasteland warrior in their second outing.

91Ƶ 91Ƶ earned a chart-topping $14 million in ticket sales while 91ƵFuriosa91Ƶ settled into third place in a close race with 91ƵIF,91Ƶ according to studio estimates on Sunday. Both 91ƵIF91Ƶ and 91ƵFuriosa91Ƶ are estimated to have earned $10.8 million, with 91ƵIF91Ƶ getting the slight edge.

91ƵGarfield91Ƶ 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 91ƵInside Out 291Ƶ arrives on June 14.

91ƵFuriosa,91Ƶ meanwhile, fell 59% from its first weekend, adding just under $10.8 million from 3,864 locations in the U.S. and Canada. That puts its running domestic total at $49.7 million and its global sum at $114.4 million against a $168 million production budget.

There were several new releases that opened on over 1,000 screens this weekend: Sony/Crunchyroll91Ƶs anime 91ƵHaikyu!! The Dumpster Battle91Ƶ; IFC91Ƶs horror 91ƵIn a Violent Nature91Ƶ; Roadside Attractions91Ƶ Diane Keaton-Alfre Woodard-Kathy Bates comedy 91ƵSummer Camp91Ƶ; And Bleecker Street91Ƶs father-son drama 91ƵEzra.91Ƶ None managed to crack the top five, however.

Disney also released the well-reviewed 91Ƶ ,91Ƶ starring Daisy Ridley as the first woman to swim the English Channel, but did not report its ticket sales. Likewise, Richard Linklater91Ƶs 91Ƶ 91Ƶ is currently playing in select theaters around the country before it comes to streaming next week, but Netflix does not release box office numbers.

Second place went to Paramount91Ƶs 91Ƶ ,91Ƶ with $10.8 million in its third weekend. starring Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming has now made over $80.4 million domestically and $138 million worldwide. Disney/20th Century Studios91Ƶ 91Ƶ 91Ƶ landed in fourth place in its fourth weekend with $8.8 million. It has now made $140 million domestically and $337.1 million globally.

And the Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt action-comedy 91Ƶ 91Ƶ which is currently available to purchase at home, rounded out the top five with $4.2 million, bringing its domestic total to $80.3 million. Globally, the Universal release has made $157.9 million.

91ƵHaikyu!! The Dumpster Battle,91Ƶ based on the Japanese high school volleyball series, made an estimated $3.5 million from 1,119 locations. The slasher 91ƵIn a Violent Nature91Ƶ opened to $2.2 million from 1,426 locations (a massive release for IFC Films and Shudder). And, 91ƵEzra,91Ƶ about a stand-up comedian (Bobby Cannavale) and his autistic son, earned $1.2 million from 1,320 screens.

The 2024 box office is struggling compared to both last year (down 23.9%) and pre-pandemic standards (down 42.2% from 2019 and 46.4% from 2018), according to data from Comscore. On this weekend last year, 91ƵSpider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse91Ƶ opened to $120.7 million while 91ƵThe Little Mermaid91Ƶ was still pulling in over $41.4 million in its second weekend. This year has yet to have any film open to over $100 million domestically.

While 91ƵBarbie91Ƶ and 91ƵOppenheimer91Ƶ had yet to storm theaters at this point last year, there had been several substantial hits including 91ƵThe Super Mario Bros. Movie91Ƶ ($1.36 billion global total), 91ƵGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 391Ƶ ($845.5 million) and 91ƵFast X91Ƶ ($704.7 million).

91ƵIt should come as no surprise given the nature of this year91Ƶs trajectory that we are running this far behind,91Ƶ said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. 91ƵI understand why people are concerned about where this year is going, but it91Ƶs never too late to get things running again.91Ƶ

91ƵIt91Ƶs a momentum business,91Ƶ he added. 91ƵThe attention right now is focused on what will be the big movie to get the summer moving in the right direction.91Ƶ

That could arrive in the form of 91ƵInside Out 2,91Ƶ which could open to over $85 million according to early projections, and propel other juggernauts like 91ƵDespicable Me 491Ƶ (July 3) and 91ƵDeadpool & Wolverine91Ƶ (July 26).

Dergarabedian also noted that absent a big superhero movie, it91Ƶs the family-oriented films that have been resonating recently. They might not open to the biggest numbers, but as 91ƵIF91Ƶ and 91ƵThe Gafield Movie91Ƶ have proven, they have staying power.

The top-grossing movie of this year remains 91Ƶ ,91Ƶ which Warner Bros. released in early March and has made over $711 million globally. Its domestic take of $282.1 million represents 10.5% of the overall box office for 2024.

91ƵDune91Ƶ filmmaker Denis Villeneuve over the weekend said that he was 91Ƶdisappointed to still be number one91Ƶ while at the where he was collecting an award.

91ƵI hope soon that there will be other successes at the box office,91Ƶ . 91ƵI hope sooner or later that this summer box office will be much better.91Ƶ

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. 91ƵThe Garfield Movie,91Ƶ $14 million.

2. 91ƵIF,91Ƶ $10.8 million.

3. 91ƵFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga,91Ƶ $10.8 million.

4. 91ƵKingdom of the Planet of the Apes,91Ƶ $8.8 million.

5. 91ƵThe Fall Guy,91Ƶ $4.2 million.

6. 91ƵThe Strangers: Chapter 1,91Ƶ $3.6 million.

7. 91ƵHaikyu!! The Dumpster Battle,91Ƶ $3.5 million.

8. 91ƵIn a Violent Nature,91Ƶ $2.1 million.

9. 91ƵEzra,91Ƶ $1.2 million.

10. 91ƵSight,91Ƶ $1.1 million.

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