‘Furiosa’ Sees $3.5M, ‘Garfield The Movie’ $1.9M In Previews As Memorial Day Weekend Box Office Begins

Despite more movies in the marketplace, we’re still feeling the aftermath of the strikes. How is that? Many aren’t in the habit of moviegoing yet, and while content is king, neither of this weekend’s releases are expected to create a stampede.

Warner Bros’ Geroge Miller prequel Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga did $3.5M.

2015’s Max Max Fury Road posted previews of $3.7M back in May 2015 off showtimes that began at 7PM and went on to open to $45.4M, No. 2 that weekend. The movie legged out to a 3.3x multiple. That’s the hope here for this movie that has Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy stepping in for Charlize Theron in this desert dystopian epic about Mad Max’s sidekick (depending on who you ask — Furiosa is arguably The Boss of the last film).

Meanwhile Alcon/Sony’s The Garfield Movie posted $1.9M which is higher than IF’s previews last Thursday of $1.75M.