"The Garfield Movie" Leads the Box Office in its 2nd Week

[JamesG]

Garfield Beats Furiosa in Another Bummer Weekend
by Rebecca Rubin
June 2, 2024


The Garfield Movie clawed its way to first place, overtaking last weekend’s champion Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at the domestic box office.

This weekend wasn’t a nail-biter as Garfield effortlessly pulled ahead with $14 million from 4,108 theaters in its second weekend of release, while Furiosa trailed in third place with $10.7 million from 3,864 venues in its sophomore outing.

Now, Sony’s The Garfield Movie has grossed $51.5 million in North America and $152 million globally to date. It’s a solid showing for the $60 million-budgeted film.




Furiosa, the fifth entry in Warner Bros' post-apocalyptic Mad Max series, has generated $49.6 million domestically and $114 million worldwide.

With a $168 million price tag, the R-rated tentpole has a much steeper path to profitability.




Without a major new release to invigorate the box office, holdover titles — such as Paramount’s fantasy comedy IF and Disney’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — rounded out box office charts.

IF rose to second place with $10.8 million from 3,783 venues — ever so slightly ahead of Furiosa. After three weekends of release, IF has generated $80.4 million domestically and $138 million worldwide.

The studio spent $110 million to make and many millions more to market, so the movie is counting on strong staying power through the summer to justify its budget.




At No. 4, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes collected $8.8 million from 3,450 theaters in its fourth outing. So far, the fourth chapter in the Apes reboot franchise has earned $140 million in North America and $337 globally.

It’s currently the fourth-highest-grossing movie of the year, but its ticket sales aren’t close to reaching the lofty heights of its series predecessors. The newest entry carries a hefty $160 million price tag, so Kingdom is decently positioned in its theatrical run but needs to keep playing on the big screen to get into the black.




Universal’s action-comedy The Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, rounded out the top five with $4.2 million from 2,826 theaters in its fifth weekend of release. The PG-13 ode to stunt performers has generated $80.2 million domestically and $157 million worldwide to date.

However, The Fall Guy cost $140 million to produce (and theater owners get to keep about 50% of ticket sales) so the film hasn’t quite recovered from its disappointing debut in May.




Elsewhere, Sony/ Crunchyroll’s manga adaptation Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle was one of several arthouse titles that debuted in fewer theaters than the traditional nationwide offering.

It opened in sixth place with a so-so $3.5 million from 1,119 venues. Though anime has developed a devoted following at the domestic box office, these movies are bigger draws overseas, where Haikyuu has earned $75 million.




Another newcomer, IFC’s gory slasher In a Violent Nature, landed at No. 8 with $2.1 million from 1,426 locations. Chris Nash wrote and directed the well-reviewed film, observed from the perspective of a killer who targets a rowdy group of teenagers in the Canadian wilderness.

This marks the second-biggest box office debut for IFC Films following this March’s Late Night With the Devil ($2.8 million).




In ninth place, Bleecker Street’s Ezra, a family comedy starring Robert De Niro, Rose Byrne and Bobby Cannavale, collected just $1.18 million from 1,320 theaters.

Critics have been mixed on the movie, which follows a divorced stand-up comedian (Cannavale) who embarks on a road trip with his autistic son.

https://variety.com/2024/film/box-of...nd-1236022787/





May 31 - June 2, 2024: Weekend Studio Estimates

1. The Garfield Movie $14,000,000 / $51,572,331
2. IF $10,801,000 / $80,429,950
3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga $10,750,000 / $49,667,619
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes $8,800,000 / $139,996,059
5. The Fall Guy $4,200,000 / $80,285,405
6. The Strangers: Chapter 1 $3,600,000 / $28,365,840
7. Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle $3,500,000
8. In a Violent Nature $2,119,000
9. Ezra $1,183,581
10. Sight $1,084,918 / $5,888,028

[icecream]

Suck it Mad Max fans who didn't want people watching Garfield. Your complaining about it backfired, MEOW!

We need a lasagna smiley but since there isn't one this will have to do.

[Dead2009]

Good, the better movie dominated again!