Cant stress enough that well have to have patience with the box office until Fathers Day weekend and beyond.
Cmon, Mad Max was never an MCU title in the pre-pandemic sense of the word.
Just finite appealing IP at a time when the marketplace needs infinite-appealing IP.
GARFIELD, (aka THE GARFIELD MOVIE), Garfield (voice: Chris Pratt), 2024. © Columbia Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection
There arent bad movies, just bad budgets.
A $200M-plus global result forIFis more likely.
Sundays were as follows: $4.4M forGarfield, Furiosaat $3.38M andIFat $3.3M.
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The Dumpster Battlefrom Sonys Crunchyroll came in a little higher at $3.6M.
Some rivals and exhibitors are optimistic and see $40M+.
The movies initial $50M was based on presales, however tracking has adjusted their numbers in recent days.
The upside is that the movie is playing into Fathers Days weekend.
Some sources who I speak with continue to question theatricals viability in its fierce competition with streaming.
Whereas,Furiosawas a very expensive gamble at $168M with face ita limited audience appeal (global B.O.
for the Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth title is now $114.4M eesh).
Sequels are always more sound commercial investments than prequels.
The Dumpster Battlehas some of those, that pic looking at a No.
5 slot with$1.9MFriday and$3.5Mfor the weekend, now in 6th place.
Most women here at 54%, interestingly enough, with 80% of the audience being 18-34.
The 18-24 demo were the biggest at 42%.
See, some event movies are working.
Outside the Top 5, IFCs horror movieIn a Violent Natureis still looking great.
On Thursday, the movie posted the best previews ever for an IFC movie at$410k.
In terms of theater count, thats IFCs widest ever.
What does this boil down to?
Movie played in the East and West, with AMC Burbank racking up the most gross at $13K.
Roadside Attractions femme comedySummer Campis seeing $390K and$1.06Min 10th place, with a C CinemaScore.
The movie didnt play well.
I understand filmmakers and studio are in lockstep on the distribution plan.
Why isnt this wider?
Not everything goes as cleanly as ParamountsSmilein that transition.
The chart:
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Haikyu!previews started at 4 PM yesterday at 1,086 locations, boosted by Imax and PLFs.
The movie is only expected to do in the single digits this weekend at 1,119 locations.
But Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama.
Pic is based on the original Weekly Shonen Jump manga series from Haruichi Furudate,Haikyu!!
Single digits expected in this critically panned comedy at 7%.
Logline: Comedian Max (Cannavale) co-parents autistic son Ezra with ex-wife Jenna.
Faced with crucial decisions about Ezras future, Max and Ezra go on a life-changing cross-country road trip.
Its 65% fresh on RT.
Tony Goldwyn directed and also stars.
Low single digits also expected.
Weeks top five and Thursday releases as follows:
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