Furiosa’ and ‘Garfield’ flop over Memorial Day weekend

The summer box office season continued its slow start over Memorial Day weekend, hitting a near 30-year low due to poor

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 performances from headliners “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and the Chris Pratt-voiced “The Garfield Movie.”Garfield” finished with $31.1 million over the four-day weekend, according to a Comscore estimate on Monday, while “Furiosa” pulled in $32 million — earning the latter the dubious distinction of the lowest-

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grossing opening for a Memorial Day No. 1 film in 29 years, excluding 2020, when theaters were closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. (In 1995, “Casper” opened with $22 million for the holiday weekend, not adjusted for inflation, over its first four days.) Final figures will be released later this week.

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The race to No. 1 this weekend was tight, or at least it seemed that way. Both Warner Bros. and Sony said Sunday that their films (“Furiosa” and “Garfield,” respectively) had topped the box office, though both studios waited until Monday to share full earnings. Early estimates Sunday had both films finishing between $30 million to $33 milwhich 

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It’s a bit of a bummer for box office enthusiasts. Memorial Day weekend typically sees big winners, including the record-setting $160 million debut of “Top Gun: Maverick” in 2022 and the 2023 success of the live-action “Little Mermaid,” which earned $118 million.

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