“Furiosa” is a box office burnout

In box office news, this surely ignites Warner Bros. fury, Furiosa: A Mad Max saga is the latest film to fail in theaters. George Miller’s post-apocalyptic epic grossed $32 million over Memorial Day weekend on Monday, barely topping The Garfield Movie, which grossed $31.1 million over the four days. Despite FuriosaAfter the victory, he fell short of expectations and well behind his predecessor, Mad Max: Road to Furywhich opened to $45 million in 2015 – and that was without the benefit of a holiday weekend. Furiosa, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, cost $168 million and grossed just $65 million worldwide. And while reviews of the film have been mostly positive, the numbers speak for themselves: according to Variety, it was the worst Memorial Day weekend at the box office since 1995 (excluding 2020, when theaters were closed during the COVID-19 pandemic). But even though the Hollywood summer got off to a rocky start, there are some potential successes on the horizon: Despicable Me 4, Twists, Inside Out 2And Deadpool and Wolverine are all expected to draw large crowds.