Wes Ball has offered his thoughts on the disappointing opening weekend box office for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and encouraged people to go and watch the movie on the big screen . Furiosa, a prequel and spin-off of Mad Max: Fury Road , had the worst Memorial Day opening in 30 years , earning $32 million at the U.S.
box office over the four-day holiday weekend, putting it only slightly ahead of The Garfield Movie, which took in $31.1 million, prompting people to assess the reasons for its slow start. "Like the movie or not, creative swings like this don't come around often.
Ball, the director behind the Maze Runner trilogy, the widely successful Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes , and the upcoming live-action Legend of Zelda movie , weighed into the discussion on X/Twitter, pointing out that Furiosa's reported $168 million production budget is likely to be an underestimation of the expenses. "The thing about FURIOSA..
. That is not a $168 million movie," Ball wrote in a post addressing Furiosa's box office. "I'm pretty sure that's what $300+ (minus significant tax credit) buys you.
Like the movie or not, creative swings like this don't come around often...
when they do, try to enjoy the ambition of it all in a great theater." The thing about FURIOSA..
. That is not a $168 million movie. I’m pretty sure that’s what $300+(minus significant tax credit) buys you.
Like the movie or not, creative swings like this don’t come around often...
when they do, try to enjoy the ambition o.
