Furious It doesn’t attract crowds
Its acclaimed presentation at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, 9 years after the shock Mad Max: Road Furyand the generally very positive reviews it received (ours had some negatives) would have oversold it Furious ? An exemplary model of action film, brought to life by a memorable performance from Ana Taylor-Joy, Furious is in fact having a very difficult start at the American and global box office, at the end of its first days in theaters.
Released worldwide on May 22 and 23, 2024 and in North America on the 24th, Furiosa underperformed at the US box office, where according to Variety it was expected to be a success higher than $40 million in revenue. Sunday 26 May, he had therefore only collected $25.5 million, to which are added 33.3 million collected worldwide. A total therefore equal to 58.9 million dollars in overall revenues. To confront, Mad Max: Road Fury he reported $45.5 million for the first three days, only on North American territory. Even if the film continues its theatrical run for several more weeks, the $379.4 million it grossed worldwide Mad Max: Road Fury seems very far away right now…
A record from below
This underperformance of George Miller’s film, underlined by the fact that Furious AND Garfield, hero in spite of himself competing for a weak first place, constitutes the worst result achieved during a Memorial Day weekend (a day off in the United States in memory of those missing in battle, of all wars combined) since 1995 and the film’s release Casper. A disappointment that can be explained in (a small) part by its R-rated rating Furious…
Internationally, the film performed best in Korea, where it took first place at the box office. France follows, where Furious took second place of the weekend behind the success Something extra. As for Mad Max: Road Furythat it had raised most of its revenue from foreign territories rather than at home, Furious Will he be able to achieve international success? With a budget of $168 million to make it profitable, the road promises to be very long in any case…
Source: Cine Serie
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