Variety reports that Warner Bros. and Sony are in an intense battle to deliver their new films “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “The Garfield Movie” on Memorial Day weekend in the United States, which combines 3-day weekend earnings from the 24th. May. May 26, 2024 and Memorial Day weekend earnings on Monday, May 27, 2024 combined.
The report notes that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga grossed $26.2 million in its opening weekend, and brought in another $5.8 million on Memorial Day, bringing its four-day total to $32 million.
The Garfield Movie grossed $24 million in its opening weekend, and earned $7.1 million on Memorial Day, bringing its four-day total to $31.1 million.
The reported income for The Garfield Movie is similar to what many foreign media outlets expected it to make on Memorial Day, approximately $7.1-$7.2 million, and it may enter the path of profit soon due to a larger gross of $97.4 million worldwide on a budget of $60. $1 million and has a break-even point of about $120 million.
While “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” takes a more difficult path. Because it grossed $64.8 million worldwide on a budget of $168 million and had a break-even point of around $336 million.
Variety reports that this was the worst Memorial Day weekend box office in the US in nearly three decades (excluding 2020, when most movie theaters closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) and those revenues were down nearly 36%. Compared to the same period in 2023, when Disney's new film The Little Mermaid was one of the highest-grossing opening films of the period ($118 million).
Comscore also reported that this income is relatively small and suggests that the Hollywood movie market may slow in the summer of 2024, as ticket sales are still 22% lower than they were in 2023, and 41% lower than they were in 2019.
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