LOS ANGELES.- Angrythe prequel to Mad Max starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, took first place over the weekend in the cinemas from the United States and Canada, with a collection of 25.6 million dollars, according to Warner Bros. estimates published on Sunday, May 26.
The animated film The Garfield Movie, for the whole family, was the other big news of the weekend from Columbia Pictures and Sony’s Alcon Entertainment. It is on track to climb to first place at the box office with an estimated $31.9 million for the holiday weekend. Sony estimates its three-day earnings will be $24.8 million.
But this Angry in Garfield They were able to save themselves from low viewership over the Memorial Day long weekend, which is heading toward its lowest point in two decades.
Aside from the 2020 holiday, when theaters closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are the lowest-grossing films at No. 1 in 29 years, since Casper It made $22.5 million (not adjusted for inflation) in its first four days in 1995.
The big grosses are more typical of the holiday weekend, in which 10 films have surpassed $100 million, led by Top Gun: Maverickwhich broke the record of $160 million in 2022. Last year, the live-action film The Little Mermaid joined the group with a $118 million debut. The public -even- came in greater numbers during the 2021 pandemic weekend to A Quiet Place Part IIwhich raised more than $57 million.
Estimated box office receipts from Friday to Sunday in theaters in the United States and Canada, according to Comscore:
1. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga25.6 million dollars
2. The Garfield Movie24.8 million
3. IF16.1 million
4. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 13.4 million
5. The Fall Guy5.9 million
6. The Strangers: Chapter 15.6 million
7. Sight2.7 million
8. Challengers1.4 million
9. Babes1.1 million
10. Back to Black1.1 million dollars
FUENTE: AP
