Furiosa and Garfield fail to save US box office from worst Memorial Day since 1995

US box office revenue is down 36% on last year’s Memorial Day weekend, as the two leading films take only around $30m eachNeither a fat cat nor a ravening pack of post-apocalyptic Australian warlords could save US cinemas from their worst performance over the Memorial Day weekend in nearly three decades.George Miller’s origins tale Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga just pipped pizza-loving feline Garfield to the top spot, taking $32m (£25m) over the four days, compared with Garfield’s $31.1m (£24m). Ghostly animation Casper took $22m (£17m) over the same period in 1995, but ever since then receipts have been up – excluding in 2020, when cinemas were entirely closed due to Covid. Continue reading...

May 28, 2024 - 16:30
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Furiosa and Garfield fail to save US box office from worst Memorial Day since 1995

US box office revenue is down 36% on last year’s Memorial Day weekend, as the two leading films take only around $30m each

Neither a fat cat nor a ravening pack of post-apocalyptic Australian warlords could save US cinemas from their worst performance over the Memorial Day weekend in nearly three decades.

George Miller’s origins tale Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga just pipped pizza-loving feline Garfield to the top spot, taking $32m (£25m) over the four days, compared with Garfield’s $31.1m (£24m). Ghostly animation Casper took $22m (£17m) over the same period in 1995, but ever since then receipts have been up – excluding in 2020, when cinemas were entirely closed due to Covid. Continue reading...

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