“Garfield” and “Furiosa” are neck and neck on Memorial Day

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UPDATE EARLY SUNDAY: The 4-day battle between Warner Bros. Furious and Alcon/Sony’s The Garfield Movie will run until Monday, with both titles currently dead in the race, with prize money of $31 million in 4 days and $25 million in 3 days.

There are those in which the 48-year-old cartoon cat eats the one-armed desert renegade’s lunch with $31 million to $30.96 million, but it’s too close to predict at the moment. Garfield disturbing Furious, we told you this was in the cards.

If Garfield or Furious wins, it will be the lowest opening for a No. 1 title on Memorial Day weekend in 29 years, the last being in 1995 Casper at 22 million dollars.

After hitting Furious on Saturday 8.3 to 8 million dollars, Garfield seems to have the edge on Sunday and Monday. Garfield is booked at 4,035, increased by some PLFS. Furious is in use in 3,804 halls and is fed by 400 Imax halls, Dolby, 4DX, D-Box, etc.

Some blame Warners for starting the final leg of their campaign too late in May. Remember, they Furious Late in the fourth quarter at the Brazilian Comic-Con with Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth in tow. That’s a pretty big platform for spreading word of mouth, and it’s the same place where Warners is campaigning for Legendary’s Dune – Part TwoOthers believe that the slowdown here is due to Taylor-Joy taking over the title role from Charlize Theron. Whichever way you look at it, the reality is that Furious And Mad Max appeals to a limited number of fans, mainly male viewers. It is rated 18+, not 5+, which is why the first trailer in November didn’t attract much attention.

Of those who left PostTrak, 52% said they were Furious because it was part of a franchise they love, while 34% named director George Miller, 32% Taylor-Joy and 25% Chris Hemsworth. Regarding Garfieldthe main reason people bought tickets was because it seemed like fun.

Sony and Alcon are delighted with the revival Garfield and who can disagree. Pic’s opening even beats the previous debuts from 2006 on a 3-day Garfield – The Tale of Two Kittens ($7.2 million 3 days) and 2004 Garfield – The Movie which opened with $21.7 million. The Garfield Movie With production costs of $60 million before P&A, the production is sure to be profitable, as the offshore release has already brought in $50 million.

Paramount IF is still in third place with 4,068 theaters with $15.6 million in its second weekend, -54%, after a Saturday of $6 million, +41% from Friday’s $4.3 million. 4 days bring in $20.2 million, totaling $62.7 million by the end of the month Monday.

Planet of the Apes: Kingdom from 20th Century Studios/Disney in 3,550 theaters grossed $5 million Saturday, up 48% from Friday. Third weekend, $12.8 million, -50%, four days, $16.5 million, and a total of $125.9 million. The film became the first title of summer 2024 to cross the $100 million mark last weekend. You see, there’s some momentum in the market.

Fifth place goes to Universal’s Colt for the fall at 2,955 with $2.3 million on Saturday, +44%, for 3 days with $6 million, 4 days with $7.6 million and a total by the end of Monday of $73.8 million.

The religious title from Angel Studios view crashes Saturday to $830,000, down 24% from Friday’s $1 million, for a 3-day cume of $2.8 million and a 4-day cume of $3.6 million.

You can find the first part of our weekend analysis and why we should not worry about the fate of the theater here.

We will have more news for you on Monday.