It was a weekend of holdovers atop the box office as Garfield, IF and Furiosa lead the way. The CGI animated family film brought in $14 million to claim the top spot, down a very solid 42% from last weekend’s three-day take. The film is sitting in good shape during what has been a slow start to the summer movie season, having grossed $51.
6 million domestically and $117.9 million worldwide against a budget of $60 million. It’s a testament to the strength of family fare, as the film has survived some sketchy reviews by resonating with audiences and scoring solid worth of mouth.
The movie is looking likely to top to approach $100 million domestically and should end up being profitable for Sony Pictures. Speaking of family films, IF stayed strong this weekend despite the direct competition from Garfield . The Ryan Reynolds-starrer was down just 33% from last weekend with $10.
8 million. That puts the CGI/live action hybrid movie at $80.4 million in the US and $120.
3 million worldwide. IF still has a ways to go to make back hits $100 million budget, but as it stands it should be able to cross $100 million stateside and overseas grosses should be able to make it close to profitable at the least. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga had a heftier fall than its competition, as it was down 59% from last weekend’s three-day take with $10.
8 million (it was about $50,000 less than IF ). The Warner Bros. post-apocalyptic action film is feeling the weight of that lower-than-expected opening weeken.
